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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 100 – General Provisions P a g e | 6 Effective Month: March 2019 • Receiving and expending funds for the program • Submitting a state plan for Medicaid in accordance with state and federal regulations. • Preparing and distribution of required reports to the state and federal government. • Defining and determining the scope, duration, and amount of Medicaid coverage. • Cooperating and contracting with other state agencies for the purpose of administering the Medicaid program. • Bringing suit in its own name. • Recovering incorrect beneficiary or provider payments including recovery of beneficiary or provider state tax refunds of beneficiaries or providers. • Establishing and providing methods of administration for the operation of the Medicaid program. • Contracting with the federal government to provide Medicaid to certain refugees. • Entering into an agreement with the federal health insurance marketplace as necessary to fulfill the requirements of federal healthcare laws relating to insurance affordability programs that include Medicaid, CHIP and subsidies for insurance coverage through a federal marketplace, effective January 1, 2014. 100.02.02 DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (DCPS) The duties of DCPS regarding Medicaid include: • Providing the opportunity for persons to apply for Medicaid benefits through all foster care and refugee programs. • Determining time-limited Medicaid eligibility for certain refugees under the Refugee Resettlement Grant administered by MCPS. • Determining eligibility for foster children and adoption assistance-related Medicaid applicants and certifying them as eligible, notifying them of eligibility and determining retroactive eligibility, when appropriate. • Renewing foster care and adoption assistance Medicaid eligibility at required intervals. • Providing the opportunity for filing appeals and conducting hearings for eligibility certifications that MCPS certifies.