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POWER eligibility is denied but the individual still meets exemption criteria, exemption status should continue. It is the recipient's responsibility to return the medical evaluation to the SSR for a determination by the MRT. The recipient has 90 days from the date the SSR issues the medical evaluation to submit the completed evaluation to the SSR to receive consideration under POWER. The SSR then submits the medical evaluation to the MRT for a determination of incapacity or disability. The MRT must specify the period of incapacity/disability which cannot exceed 12 months at one time, but there is no limit on the total months a case can be covered under POWER. Recipients of POWER are not subject to the TANF 60-month lifetime limit. If the MRT determines that the head of household is eligible for POWER, the eligibility date for placement into a POWER unit will be the first day of the month in which the medical evaluation was issued to the recipient (see Section 3.10: Program on Work, Employment, and Responsibility (POWER) in Part VIII for a further discussion of POWER). POWER recipients will receive a referral to APRA or RSA as appropriate. POWER recipients who fail to comply with APRA or RSA program requirements will be placed back in the TANF program. GC N/A FS N/A MA Outstation locations have been established at all disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) that participate in the Medicaid program and provide services to Medicaid eligible pregnant women and children. Each outstation location is responsible for receiving and the initial processing of Medicaid applications. Initial processing means taking applications, assisting applicants in completing the applications, providing information and referrals, obtaining required documentation, assuring the information contained on the application is complete, and conducting any necessary interviews. It does not include making a determination of eligibility or ineligibility. The Medicaid applications shall be delivered by each outstation location within five days to the IMA Medicaid Branch, Office of the Branch Chief, 645 H Street, N.E., Third Floor. The applications are logged in and distributed to the appropriate service center for registration and processing. The Medicaid program will reimburse the hospital and health centers for the reasonable cost of outstation workers. TANF N/A GC N/A FS N/A