STATE OF ALASKA

Department of Health and Social Services

Division of Public Assistance

 

 

TRANSMITTAL NUMBER:   MC #58

 

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

 

DATE:  December 1, 2021

 

This year Social Security announced a Cost of Living Allowance (COLACost of Living Allowance) increase effective January 2022.  We have updated Addendum 1 and the examples throughout the manual with the following items to reflect the 5.9% increase for 2022:  

 

 

This manual change also consists of several small technical changes or clarifications as a result of suggestions from the field. 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

 

512      SOCIAL SECURITY ENUMERATION

 

 

520 A    APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS

 

 

522 A   SPECIAL NON-IMMIGRANT GROUPS

 

 

554 D    LOOK BACK PERIOD

 

 

570 C    INDIVIDUALS NOT SUBJECT TO COST-OF-CARE

 

 

570 E    INDIVIDUALS NOT SUBJECT TO COST-OF-CARE

 

 

570 H    NURSING HOME EXAMPLES

 

 

570 J     HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER CASE EXAMPLES

 

 

580       MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS

 

 

ADDENDUM 1

 

 

ADDENDUM 2

 

 

ADDENDUM 9