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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION A A-300 Identification Cards

A 310 MedicaidIdentification Cards

A-300 Identification Cards

MS Manual 01/01/14 Identification cards will be sent to all new eligible recipients at the time of approval. The recipient is responsible for presenting his/her identification card to the hospital/physician for billing purposes each time he/she receives a service.

A-310 Medicaid Identification Cards MS Manual 01/01/17 Medicaid cards are produced and mailed directly to recipients by a card production facility. Cards are normally mailed within five business days of approval. Refer to MS A-330 for cards issued to those in the Adult Expansion Group. The following information is imprinted on the Medicaid card: • Identification Number-The Medicaid identification number is a ten-digit number (e.g., 0123456-001). • Name of Eligible Recipient • Date of Birth • Date of Issuance-Identifies the date the ID card was originally issued.

A-320 ARKids Identification Cards MS Manual 01/01/14 ARKids identification cards are produced and mailed directly to recipients as described in A-310 above. They also have the same information imprinted on the card. In addition, the ARKids identification card has the “ARKids 1st, Healthy Kids. Healthy Families.” logo on the front of the card. A maximum of four cards can be mailed per envelope.  NOTE: For both Medicaid and ARKids identification cards, the recipient should be instructed to keep his or her identification card even after an eligibility period has ended, as the individual may use it again should he or she become eligible again in the future.