0804.005.00 MHABD Application Timeframes – DSS Manuals

IM-125 September 13, 2022

MO HealthNet (MHN) applications must be processed without delay. Complete the eligibility determination to ensure the participant is mailed their approval or denial notice in a timely manner within the specific application timeframes for MO HealthNet for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (MHABD) programs shown below.

Program Name: Application timeframe: MHABD – using Old Age Assistance (OAA) eligibility 45 days MHABD – using Permanently and Totally Disabled (PTD) or Aid to the Blind (AB) eligibility 90 days Supplemental Aid to the Blind (SAB) 90 days Blind Pension (BP) 90 days Supplemental Nursing Care (SNC) – using OAA eligibility 45 days SNC – using PTD eligibility 90 days Medicare Savings Plan programs including Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) 45 days Qualified Disabled Working Individuals (QDWI) 45 days