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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION I I-300 AABD Eligibility Groups Renewal Process

I 327 Medicare Savings Program (MSP)

A MRT disability redetermination may or may not be necessary at the time of the renewal. A need for a disability redetermination by MRT will be indicated on the DCO-0109 received during the initial determination and case renewals, if applicable. When approval was made based on a previous SSI determination of disability and there have been no SSI payments or subsequent redetermination by SSA, a MRT disability redetermination will be made one year after the initial approval for the Autism Waiver. All eligibility factors, except the autism diagnosis, will be redetermined at renewal. To insure that renewals are completed by the end of the 12th month, the renewal process should be started in the 9th month from the date of the last approval or renewal.

I-327 Medicare Savings Program (MSP) MS Manual 07/01/20 ARSeniors, QMB, SMB, and QI-1 reevaluations will be conducted on an annual basis. If the spouse has a MSP case, his/her case must be reviewed at the same time as the casehead. Self- declaration will be accepted. An interview is not required for these households. Refer to Appendix O for a list of required renewal forms. If the MSP case is closed for failure to provide information and the requested information is returned within 30 days after closure, the MSP case will be reinstated and eligibility determined. A MSP annual review can be completed via the telephone and will not require a returned, signed DCO-0811, Annual Review. The telephone review may be completed at anytime during the review process to obtain information needed to complete the review. The call can be initiated either by the worker or the client.