124-1          CHILD OR YOUTH TAKEN INTO OCS Office of Children's Services CUSTODY

124-1 A.     CHILD TAKEN INTO OCS Office of Children's Services CUSTODY

1. The OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician notifies DPA Division of Public Assistance team or caseworker, via email, that a child is no longer in the home and the effective date.
    

2. The OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician registers a Medicaid case for each child, with the child as PI Primary Information Person in Full Service Office (FSO Field Service Office) 060. The benefit start date would be the 1st day of the month after the effective date of custody.  

Note:

If an SSI Supplemental Security Income disabled child remains in custody through his or her 18th birthday, when the child turns 18 the OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician will email the appropriate Adult Public Assistance (APA Adult Public Assistance) office.  The APA Adult Public Assistance worker will register a new APA Adult Public Assistance cash and APA Adult Public Assistance-Related Medicaid case number and authorize benefits beginning the 1st day in the month that the child has their 18th birthday.  The OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician will close the case in 060.

124-1 B.     YOUTH OVER AGE 18 RE-ENTERS OCS Office of Children's Services CUSTODY

In some cases, a youth who was in state custody and was released to their own custody may re-enter OCS Office of Children's Services custody after their 18th birthday (or before their 18th birthday if they were emancipated).  Youth age 18 or older who re-enter custody are not eligible for Title IV-E Foster Care.

1. 1. OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician will email the DPA Division of Public Assistance team or caseworker responsible for handling the youth’s Medicaid case to notify them that the youth has been taken into custody.  The DPA Division of Public Assistance team or caseworker will end the youth’s Medicaid eligibility with 10 day adverse action notice.

1. 2. OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician registers a Medicaid case for the youth, with the youth as PI Primary Information Person in Full Service Office (FSO Field Service Office) 060.  The benefit start date would be the 1st day of the month after the last paid Medicaid benefit for the youth on the DPA Division of Public Assistance Medicaid case.

1. 3. If the youth is released from custody, the OCS Office of Children's Services eligibility technician will follow the procedures in section 124-5(3).

Refer to policy in the following program manuals: Temporary Assistance MS 711-6C, Family Medicaid MS 5120-4 B, Aged Disabled and Long Term Care MS 533-D.

Refer to section 124-3 for children and youth receiving SSI Supplemental Security Income.