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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Page |703 Effective Month: December 2016 Requesting Additional Information to Process the Reinstatement (Continued) • If all information is provided, take action to process the case: o If eligible, approve using the reinstatement contact providing all eligible coverage. o If ineligible due to an eligibility-related reason, i.e., over income, handle as follows:  Cancel the reinstatement contact,  Set an application contact,  Use the 1st day of the month following the closure month as the application date. For example, if the case originally closed at the end of June (06/30), use the 1st of July (07/01) as the application date and the time period begin date.

101.17.02B RENEWAL REINSTATEMENT NOT REQUIRED A reinstatement is not required for a renewal closure if the renewal form is returned unsigned.

• File a copy of the unsigned form in the case and document the case accordingly,

• Return the original unsigned form via a manual 307, Request for Information for both MAGI and ABD renewals, advising the individual the attached form must be signed (Note: a 309 is not issued in this instance if the form is not returned).

• If the signed form is subsequently returned within the 90-day period, handle as instructed in “Renewal Closures Requiring Reinstatement” described above.