STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:   MC #42

 

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

 

DATE:  December 01, 2016

 

This year Social Security announced a COLA (Cost of Living Allowance) increase effective 2017.  We have updated Addendum 1 and the examples throughout the manual with the following items to reflect the 0.3%  increases for 2017:  

 

 

In addition to the COLA change, this manual change consists of several small technical changes or clarifications as a result of suggestions from the field.  Also, we have replaced all reference to Family Medicaid with MAGI Medicaid and updated the links to the new MAGI Medicaid manual.

 

Highlights of these revisions are described below.  If you have any questions please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at e-mail dpapolicy@alaska.gov.

 

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

 

 

505-E       CASEWORKER ACTIONS RELATED TO TPL/TPR

 

 

505-H      MILITARY FACILITIES

 

 

513       ALASKA RESIDENCY

 

 

514-D  PENAL INSTITUTION

 

 

514-G       CHILDREN IN TREATMENT

 

 

520-L       ABLE ACCOUNTS

 

 

560-E       HCB WAIVER REFERRALS AND INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS