MEMORANDUM

DATE:             December 1, 2004

TO:                  All Medical Assistance Manual Holders

FROM:            Policy and Program Development Team

                         Ellie Fitzjarrald, Chief

SUBJECT:     Family Medicaid Manual Change #29

This manual change includes a new cover, changing the name of the Medical Assistance Manual to the “Family Medicaid Eligibility Manual”, as a result of releasing the new “Aged, Disabled, and Long Term Care Manual.”  Due to the separation of the policies, it removes and reorganizes several sections.

This manual change also incorporates the 2005 Family Medicaid Standards, which become effective with the benefit month of January 1, 2005.  Each year the Family Medicaid standards are adjusted by the same percentage as the Cost of Living Allowance ( COLA Cost of Living Allowance ) increase in Social Security benefits.

The changes included are outlined below.  If you have any questions, please contact any member the Policy and Program Development Team at 465-3347 or email us at dpapolicy@health.state.ak.us.

OVERVIEW OF CHANGES

5005-4 APPLICATION SIGNATURES

• Clarifies that both adults must sign the application when they are mandatory household members.

5011 - U.S. United States CITIZENSHIP AND ELIGIBLE ALIEN STATUS

• Changes name of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to their new name of U.S. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ( USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ).

• Clarifies eligibility for U.S. United States Nationals.

• Adds internet address (URL) to view certain USCIS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services documents online.

• Adds certain family members of victims of a severe form of trafficking holding a derivative T-2, T-3, T-4 or T-5 Visa as an Alien exempt from the five-year bar.

• Changes the Systematic Alien Verification Entitlement ( SAVE Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program ) program to the Automated Status Verification System ( ASVS Automated Status Verification System ).

• Removes subsection 5011-9 Treatment of Emergency Medical Conditions of Aliens.  This is moved to Section 5600.

• Removes subsection 5011-10 Historical References.

5152-9 TRUST FUNDS

• Changes Division of Family and Youth Services (DFYS) name to Office of Children’s Services (OCS Office of Children's Services ).

• Adds Medicaid Qualifying Trust information that was removed from Sections 5027 and 5028.

5160-5 SPECIAL INCOME PROVISIONS

• Adds Medicaid Qualifying Income Trust information that was removed from Sections 5027 and 5028.

• Clarifies stepparent deeming with an example added.

5500 - BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY

• Replaces Section 5800.

5600 – EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR ALIENS

• Replaces Section 5011-9.

• Changes Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) name to Division of Health Care Services ( DHCS Division of Health Care Services ).

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