STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Assistance
TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #57
MANUAL: Family Medicaid Eligibility Manual
DATE: July 1, 2013
This manual change reflects the updated Fair Hearing regulations regarding how a hearing must be requested and includes a link to the Administrative Manual section 117 for this process. In multiple sections the name "Affiliated Computer Systems" was replaced with "Xerox", who now supports the Medicaid Recipient Helpline.
Other changes are either technical in nature or clarifications that are the results of policy questions or suggestions from the field.
Highlights of these policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at 465-3382 or email dpapolicy@alaska.gov.
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
5002-4 MEDICAID COVERED SERVICES
5005-6 E Withdrawing an Application
Updated language to explain that withdrawals for Medicaid applications must be made in writing.
5035-A DEFINITIONS
Replaces MR (Mentally Retarded) with IDD (Intellectually Developmentally Disabled).
5050 RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING
Added reference to Administrative Manual Section 117 to clarify procedures for requests for Fair Hearings, and that Fair Hearing requests must be made in writing.
5156-10 (8) INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONEY ACCOUNTS
Replaced information about Individual Indian Money accounts that was previously erroneously deleted from the manual.