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Title 8: Medicaid Page 21 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Case Maintenance Additional MAGI-Related Case Maintenance Revised November 4, 2022 MAGI-Related Eligibility Reviews MAGI-Related Eligibility Reviews Legal reference: 42 CFR 435.916, 441 IAC 76.14(249A) Policy: Review each MAGI-related case at least every 12 months. Interviews are not required. Children approved for Mothers and Children through express-lane eligibility will not be reviewed for Medicaid eligibility under express-lane procedures. Procedure: Follow standard Medicaid eligibility review procedures for children approved through express-lane eligibility. See 8-F, Express-Lane Eligibility For MAC. Supply a Voter Registration form at the time of review. Voter Registration Procedures Legal reference: National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Iowa Code 48A.19, 721 IAC Ch. 23 Policy: The voter registration form and the declination form shall be given to every person who receives an application, recertification, or review form for medical assistance, or who reports an address change. Procedure: The Voter Registration form is given to clients at the time of the annual review. When a client moves, ask if the client would like to register to vote at the new address. If yes, mail or give the client the Voter Registration form. No follow-up is necessary to track the return of the Voter Registration form. When a client returns a completed Voter Registration form, keep the declination section and return the voter registration information section to the member. Follow your local procedure for handling the form after completion. When the member returns an incomplete Voter Registration form, contact the member to get a completed form. If the member chooses not to check “yes” or “no,” leave the section blank and accept that the member has chosen not to register to vote. If the member chooses not to sign the form, print the member’s name and the date where indicated, and initial the form. If the member requests help with registering to vote, be careful not to influence the member’s voter registration options in any way. See 6-Appendix for office procedures regarding processing the forms.