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STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Health and Social Services
Division of Public Assistance
TRANSMITTAL NUMBER: MC #56
MANUAL: Aged, Disabled and Long Term Care Medicaid Eligibility Manual
DATE: April 1, 2021
We have updated the 2021 Federal Poverty Level guidelines for income eligibility effective April 1, 2021. We have also updated other sections that use Federal Poverty Level guidelines for income eligibility.
This manual change also consists of several technical changes or clarifications as a result of suggestions from the field. Highlights of these revisions are described below. If you have any questions please contact the Policy and Program Development Team at e-mail dpapolicy@alaska.gov .
OVERVIEW OF CHANGES
514(D) Penal Institutions
Removed verbiage indicating applications for adults in DOC Department of Corrections or BOP Federal Bureau of Prisions custody will be processed by Field Services as this is no longer the case
520(A) Application and Review Process
Added language regarding signature requirements
Clarified that a NFAP Native Family Assistance Program application can be used as an application and recertification
520(B) Proof of United States Citizenship and Qualified Aliens
Removed subsection C regarding use of the PFD Permanent Fund Dividend interface as verification of US Citizenship as this no longer meets policy requirements
522(A) Special Non-Immigrant Groups
Due to a change in law effective December 27, 2020, clarified that non-immigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau who are legally residing in the United States are eligible for Medicaid benefits and are not subject to the 5-year waiting period
524(M) Dingell Act Lands
Added a new subsection regarding the Dingell Act Lands received by Native Veterans
530(A) SSI Recipient
Clarified that Medicaid eligibility does not depend on APA Adult Public Assistance eligibility
534(K) Example of an Eligibility Determination
Updated examples with 2021 Federal Poverty Level Changes and replaced APA Need Standard with Refused Cash standard
534(M) Example of an Eligibility Determination With a Medicaid Qualifying Trust
Updated examples with 2021 Federal Poverty Level Changes and replaced APA Need Standard with Refused Cash standard
Addendum 1
Updated with 2021 Federal Poverty Level Changes
Updated Pickle Chart