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Title 8: Medicaid Page 90 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Nonfinancial Non-MAGI-Related Eligibility Revised October 10, 2025 HHS Responsibility for Disability Review… If the child is found no longer disabled based on a redetermination using adult criteria, cancel medical assistance based on denial of disability no sooner than the month after the child’s eighteenth birthday. Procedure: For a disability redetermination, send the following information to DDS no earlier than 30 days before the child’s 18th birthday:

Document: Preparation: A completed form 470-2472, Disability Transmittal Note that the SGA step should be skipped, if the redetermination is for the MEPD group. The previous form 470-2463, Explanation of Disability Determination or the Personalized Disability Explanation issued by DDS. If this form is not available, note on the Disability Transmittal the reason it is not included. A completed form 470-2465, Disability Report for Adults Request the report from the client or the person acting on the client’s behalf. Check the report for completeness. Since the form includes a release of information, verify that the correct person signed it:  If the disability is related to mental health, only a client 18 years of age or older or a legal representative can sign the form.  If the disability is related to substance abuse, only the client can sign the form, regardless of age. New copies of form 470-4459 or 470-4459(S), Authorization to Disclose Information to the Iowa Department of Human Services Send a signed release to allow DDS to get information from each source listed on the Disability Report and the additional sources of information for children. This includes releases for any doctors who provide care in a hospital.