MC #43 (04/17)
STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Assistance
TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #43
MANUAL: Aged, Disabled and Long Term Care Medicaid Eligibility Manual
DATE: April 03, 2017
We have updated the Program Standards and Pickle Amendment Chart for 2017.
Highlights of these policy revisions are described below. If you have any questions please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at dpapolicy@alaska.gov .
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
MS 500 Overview of Aged, Disabled and Long Term Care Medicaid
Replaced Affiliated Computer Systems with Conduent State Healthcare as Xerox changed their business name effective January 3, 2017
MS 514-D Penal Institution
Clarified Medicaid eligibility while in a penal institution
Added examples
MS 514-E Treatment Facilities and Halfway Houses
Clarified Medicaid eligibility at half-way houses
M S 514-F Partial Month Status
Added example
MS 528-E Documentation
Added note indicating that Policy will create a trust approval CANO when the trust review has been completed and it has been found to meet the requirements of a Medicaid Qualifying Trust
MS 534-K Example of an Eligibility Determination
Updated this section to reflect the 2017 Federal Poverty Level changes
MS 534-M Example of an Eligibility Determination with a Medicaid Qualifying Trust
Updated this section to reflect the 2017 Federal Poverty Level changes
Addendum 1 Program Standards
Updated with 2017 Federal Poverty Level changes