STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:  MCManual Change #20

 

MANUAL:  Aged, Disabled and Long Term Care Medicaid Eligibility Manual

 

DATE:  July 1, 2011

 

Beginning July 1, 2011, new policy increases the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents to $200 per month.

 

Other changes are either technical in nature or clarifications that are the result of policy questions or suggestions from the field.

 

Highlights of these policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at 465-3382 or email dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

MS 523-E  Veterans Affairs Payments

 

MS 570-C  Individuals Not Subject to Cost-of-Care

   

MS 570-D(1)  Income Disregarded in the Cost-of-Care Determination

 

MS 570-E(1)  Allowable Deductions for Cost-of-Care Determinations

 

MS 570-G  Retroactive Cost-of-Care Adjustments

 

MS 570-H  Nursing Home Examples

 

MS 570-J  Home and Community-Based Waiver Case Examples

 

Addendum 1  Program Standards

 

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