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1825.15.00 DATE OF THE APPLICATION The date of application for Medicaid is determined as explained below. IMPORTANT: The original date of application must always be honored and is never to be altered.7 If duplicate applications are received for an applicant, the earliest application date must be maintained and used to determine the proper effective date of coverage. Notification of denial as a duplicate application must be sent to the applicant for any duplicate application submitted. The date of application is the date a signed application is received by DFR.8 Any application received after 4:30pm EST, or on a non-business day, should be dated as received on the next business day. For example: • When the application is mailed into the DFR, the local DFR office must ensure that the actual date of receipt is stamped on the application. The stamped date is the application date. • When an application is completed over the phone, the received date is the date it was completed. • When the application is completed on-line or is faxed to the DFR, the received date of the application will be the actual date the application was completed on-line or received via fax, subject to business day rules as stated above. • When an application is received from the SSA interface or Federal Marketplace, the date of application is always the date the DFR receives the application. The time rule does not apply. Duplicate applications are processed per the rules listed above. 1835.00.00 SCHEDULING THE INTERVIEW (MED 1, 2, 4) After the inquiry and Application Registration processes have been completed, an interactive interview must be scheduled for the applicant whose eligibility is being determined under a non- MAGI category. If the interview is not held on the same day that the application is received, an appointment must be scheduled. The system will generate an appointment notice to the client if an appointment is scheduled at least seven business days in advance for initial applications, five business days for general appointments, six business days for redeterminations, and ten days for IMPACT appointments.