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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL, SECTION B
B 720 Received Parents/Caretaker Relatives Medicaid in 3 of the Last 6 Months B-700 Transitional Medicaid
B-720 Received Parents/Caretaker Relatives Medicaid in 3 of the Last 6 Months MS Manual 12/01/20 The family must have received PCR Medicaid in at least 3 of the 6 months immediately preceding the first month of PCR Medicaid ineligibility in order to qualify for TM. Eligibility for retroactive PCR Medicaid can count toward the 3 months. This requirement must always be met. The family will not be eligible for Transitional Medicaid if it is determined that the family was ineligible for PCR Medicaid at any time during the 6 months immediately preceding PCR Medicaid ineligibility due to fraud.
B-725 Residence MS Manual 12/01/20 The family members must be residents of Arkansas at the time they became ineligible for PCR Medicaid and must continue to reside in Arkansas throughout the Transitional Medicaid Period.
B-730 Dependent Child MS Manual 12/01/20 “Dependent Child” is defined, for TM purposes, as a child who is under age 18 who was living in the home in the last monthof PCR Medicaid eligibility, and whose presence in the home helped establish PCR Medicaid eligibility. As a condition of TM eligibility, there must be a dependent child in the home in each month of TM. Eligibility for TM will terminate at the end of the first month in which the family ceases to include a dependent child. If the only dependent child leaves home and later returns after the TM case has been closed, the TM case may not be reopened, even if a portion of the 12-month TM period remains.
B-735 Reporting Requirements in the Initial 6 Months TM Extension Period (First Six Months) MS Manual 12/01/20 First Report At the end of the 3rd month of the Initial 6 Months Extension Period, a notice and report form will be sent to the family to be returned by the 5th day of the 4th month. The parent (or non- parent specified relative) must report the household composition, the amount of gross earnings