Connecticut Department of Social Services Uniform Policy Manual: 1525.30 Eligibility Process - Certification

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESPRIVATE UNIFORM POLICY MANUAL ______________________________________________________________________________ Date: 7-1-97 Transmittal: UP-97-14 1525.30 ______________________________________________________________________________ Section: Type: Eligibility Process POLICY ______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter: Program: AFDC Authorized Representatives AABD _______________________________________________________________ FS Subject: MA Signature on Documents ______________________________________________________________________________

1525.30 A. AFDC, AABD

1. Appointment of an authorized representative in the cash assistance programs does not relieve the applicant, or where appropriate his caretaker relative, custodian or court appointed fiduciary, from the responsibility of signing any and all documents used or related to the determination of eligibility for assistance which require a signature.

2. The authorized representatives are required to sign documents prepared by them or in their presence on behalf of the applicant. However, the application is not complete until the signature of the applicant, caretaker relative, custodian or court appointed fiduciary is obtained.

B. MA

In the Medicaid program, any and all documents related to determining eligibility and requiring a signature must be signed under penalty of perjury, by one of the following:

1. the applicant or recipient; or

2. the applicant or recipient's authorized representative; or

3. a person acting responsibly on behalf of an applicant or recipient who is incompetent or incapacitated.

C. FS

1. In the FS program the authorized representative is permitted to sign any and all documents related to determining eligibility and requiring a signature on behalf of the assistance unit provided that the individual is acting with proper authority.

2. The Department may request the signature of the head of the assistance unit or spouse on appropriate documents, but does not require this signature as a condition of eligibility, or delay assistance beyond normal processing standards while obtaining the signature.