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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION K K-300 Medicaid for IV-E Children Who Enter Arkansas from Other States

K 301 IV E Adoptive Children

K-300 Medicaid for IV-E Children Who Enter Arkansas from Other States MS Manual 02/03/15 The Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 requires that children with Title IV-E adoption assistance agreements in effect and children receiving Title IV-E foster care maintenance payments will be given Medicaid coverage by the state in which they are currently residing, even though the agreements and payments originated in another state. Children with IV-E adoption assistance agreements in effect will be Medicaid eligible whether or not an interlocutory (See Glossary) or judicial decree of adoption has been issued and whether or not the child actually receives an adoption assistance payment.

K-301 IV-E Adoptive Children MS Manual 01/01/14 When a child under an IV-E adoption assistance agreement enters Arkansas, the sending state will notify the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) Administrator of the child’s entry on a Notice of Transfer (form CFS 6.01) that will include basic information needed for Medicaid certification.

K-302 IV-E Foster Children MS Manual 01/01/14 When an IV-E eligible child in another state’s custody enters Arkansas, the sending state will notify the Family Service Worker or ICPC Area Coordinator of the child’s entry and will provide the basic information needed for Medicaid certification. The DCFS contact will refer the child to the DCFS Eligibility Unit through the CHRIS system and will also send a copy of forms ICPC-100A and ICPC-100B to the DCFS Eligibility Unit.

K-303 ICAMA/ICPC Responsibilities MS Manual 01/01/14 The ICAMA Administrator will forward a copy of the Notice of Transfer (CFS 6.01) and/or other correspondence received from a sending state to the DCFS Eligibility Unit for ICAMA adoption cases. The ICPC Coordinator will serve as the liaison between Arkansas and the sending state provided the child remains Medicaid eligible in Arkansas.