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Medical Services – Appendix W, ARChoices in Homecare and Living Choices Assisted Living Facility (ALF) Waiver Application Tracking and Release Procedures 10/17/18 Appendix W Page 4 of 6 7. Upon receipt of the eligibility date and Medicaid number, the DHS RN will forward the email from DAABH Central Office with the eligibility date and Medicaid number entered on the blank lines in the email to the ArPath folder: DHS.DAAS.ArPath@arkansas.gov. 8. DAABH Central Office will enter the eligibility date to the appropriate field on the Tracking and Release List to move the applicant to the Archive List. Waiting List Process If the cap is reached, then a waiting list will be implemented. Once both the financial and functional eligibility dates have been entered, the Tracking and Release List will assign a wait list/slot number. Slot numbers are not necessarily filled in sequential order when a slot becomes available. EXAMPLE: Under the Living Choices waiver, the following process is followed for prioritizing available slot releases: a) waiver application determination date for persons inadvertently omitted from the waiver waiting list due to administrative error; b) waiver application determination date for persons being discharged from a nursing facility after a 90-day stay/waiver application determination date for persons residing in an approved Level II Assisted Living Facility for the past six months or longer; c) waiver application determination date for persons in the custody of DHS Adult Protective Services (APS); and d) waiver application determination for all other persons.  NOTE: After prioritizing, if more than one application is determined eligible on a certain date, the slot number will be determined by the date logged. If more than one has the same log date, then the slot number will be assigned alphabetically based on the applicant’s last name. At this point, the applicant must be advised that eligibility has been established, but that no waiver slots are currently available. This notice (DHS-0707) must also include the wait list slot number assigned to the individual.