5000-2        PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL

The Family Medicaid Eligibility Manual provides the caseworker with federal and state policies used to determine Medicaid eligibility, and program procedures to implement state and federal laws. This manual will assist Division of Public Assistance (DPA Division of Public Assistance) and Division of Health Care Services (DHCS Division of Health Care Services) staff, partner agencies, contractors, and others with the guidance needed to determine eligibility. Not every applicable law is found in this manual, so when a caseworker is uncertain how to apply any of these policies, they should contact the DPA Division of Public Assistance Policy Unit at DPAPolicy@alaska.gov

While we have attempted to be consistent in identifying when policy applies to both Medicaid and Denali KidCare and when it applies only to Denali KidCare.  Some parts of this manual (and other department publications, memos, and policy clarifications) may still refer only to Medicaid when it should also refer to Denali KidCare. In most cases, correct interpretation of these references will be obvious, but if a caseworker has any doubt, he or she should contact DPA Division of Public Assistance Policy for clarification.