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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 Medical Services Board

119 g. Additional verification-If the requested verification is submitted by the applicant, no other additional verification shall be required unless the submitted verification is found to be questionable on the basis of fact. h. The determination that information is questionable shall be documented in the applicant's case file and CBMS case comments. 8.100.5.C. Effective Date of Eligibility 1. Eligibility for the Aged, Blind and Disabled categories shall be approved effective on the later of: a. The first day of the month of the Single Streamlined Application for Medical Assistance; or b. The first day of the month the person becomes eligible for Medical Assistance. 2. The date that eligibility begins for Long-Term Care Medical Assistance is defined in section 8.100.7.A and B. 3. For the Medicaid Buy-In Program for Children with Disabilities, any child who is determined to be eligible for Medical Assistance at any time during a calendar month shall be eligible for benefits during the entire month. 4. Clients applying for Medical Assistance under the Aged, Blind and Disabled category shall be reviewed for retroactive eligibility as described at 8.100.3.E. When reviewing for retroactive eligibility for an individual who is SSI eligible or applied and became SSI eligible in each of the retroactive months, the applicant must: a. Be aged at least 65 years; or b. Meet the Social Security Administration definition of disability by: i) Being approved as eligible to receive either SSI or SSDI, on or prior to the date of a medical service; or ii) Having a disability onset date determined on or prior to the date of a medical service; and