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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Page |706 Effective Month: December 2016 101.17.06 WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN As indicated previously, eligibility must be terminated if a client’s whereabouts remain unknown after the agency has (1) received returned mail with no forwarding address and (2) made reasonable efforts to locate the recipient. If the client’s location subsequently becomes known during the time he is eligible, benefits will be reinstated. For a child who has continuous eligibility, Medicaid and/or CHIP benefits must be reinstated with no loss. For an adult, the specialist must determine eligibility for each month that the adult recipient’s whereabouts were unknown and reinstate for any period he would have been eligible.

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Page 109

Official source

MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Page |706 Effective Month: December 2016 101.17.06 WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN As indicated previously, eligibility must be terminated if a client’s whereabouts remain unknown after the agency has (1) received returned mail with no forwarding address and (2) made reasonable efforts to locate the recipient. If the client’s location subsequently becomes known during the time he is eligible, benefits will be reinstated. For a child who has continuous eligibility, Medicaid and/or CHIP benefits must be reinstated with no loss. For an adult, the specialist must determine eligibility for each month that the adult recipient’s whereabouts were unknown and reinstate for any period he would have been eligible.