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314 State of Maryland Medical Assistance Manual Revised July 2012 5. For the E-track AU, enter on CARES the appropriate address. The authorized representative screen is optional, but may also be completed.

For a foster care AU:

o On the ADDR screen, enter the LDSS address as the residential address, as well as the service worker information as dictated by your agency. The service worker will receive the MA card, HealthChoice enrollment materials (if E01 or E02), and all eligibility services.

For a subsidized adoption AU:

o On the ADDR screen, enter the child‟s adoptive home as the residential address. o Optional: On the AUTH REP screen, enter the adoptive parent as Authorized Representative, type “R2”, so that the adoptive parent will receive the MA card, HealthChoice enrollment materials (if E01 or E02), and all eligibility notices.

6. Presently, CARES requires that any child in the E-track have either foster care or State subsidized adoption income. Due to this requirement, enter $1.00 on the UINC screen for such unearned income. o Use income type “FC”, “DA” or “DD” for coverage group E01. o Use income type “SF” for E02 or E03. o Use income type “SS” for E02 or E04. Since income and resources are no longer a factor of MA eligibility for the E- track, enter no other countable income or resources for the child. Enter any child support, SSI, or SSDI income with a valid value of “ON” for other non- countable income, and fully narrate on both the NARR screen and the Remarks screen about the child‟s income and resources, which may be needed for a future application. CARES will deny any E-track AU once SSI (“SI”) income is entered. Therefore, to change the coverage group of an SSI child from S02 to E01, the amount of SSI income must be coded as “ON” (other non-countable income) on the UINC screen. In addition, $1 of foster care income must be entered on the UINC screen to ensure the child‟s technical eligibility on CARES for E01. Code the $1 income as “FC” (IV-E foster care) and process the case. Follow these procedures until you are notified that CARES has been modified. (D) Processing and Finalizing the Eligibility Determination