STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:  MC #17

 

MANUAL:  MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income Medicaid program

 

DATE: December 1, 2021

 

This year Social Security announced a 5.9% COLACost of Living Allowance increase that effects the Parent/Caretaker Relative and Under 21 Medicaid categories starting in January of 2022. We have also made several changes to clarify existing policy as a result of policy questions or suggestions from the field. An overview of the changes are listed below.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

806   Application Process

 

 

806-3   Renewal Requirements

 

 

808   US Citizenship and Eligible Alien Status 

 

 

808-5(B)   Non-Immigrants

 

 

810   Social Security Enumeration

 

 

818   MAGI Medicaid Income

 

 

823-1(B)   Other Electronic Data Sources

 

 

823-1(C)   Secondary Sources of Verification 

 

 

833(C)   Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Subtypes

 

 

Addendum 1   MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income Medicaid Income Standards

 

 

Addendum 2   MAGIModified Adjusted Gross Income Medicaid Subtypes

 

 

Addendum 7   Social Security Enumeration Request Letter Template