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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Table of Contents Effective Month: March 2018 101.04.09 VOTER REGISTRATION ................................................................................. 233 101.05 MEDICAID APPLICATIONS FILED THROUGH ANOTHER AGENCY OR ENTITY ....................................................................................................................................... 250 101.05.01 APPLICATIONS FOR SSI APPLICANTS ...................................................... 251 101.05.02 APPLICATIONS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE CHILDREN CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES (DCPS) ................................................................................... 252 101.05.03 ACCOUNT TRANSFERS (AT’S) RECEIVED FROM THE FFM ................ 252 101.05.04 LOW INCOME SUBSIDY (LIS) APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM SSA ................................................................................................................................................. 253 101.05.05 HOSPITAL PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILTY (HPE) .......................................... 255 101.06 IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS WITH DOM .................................................................. 275 101.06.01 INTERVIEW DISCUSSION ......................................................................... 275 101.06.02 CONCLUDING THE INTERVIEW .............................................................. 278 101.07 STANDARDS OF PROMPTNESS ........................................................................... 300 101.07.01 REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................... 300 101.07.02 EXCEPTIONS TO TIMELY PROCESSING ............................................. 300 101.07.03 ABD STANDARDS OF PROMPTNESS ................................................... 301 101.07.04 MAGI-RELATED STANDARD OF PROMPTNESS ................................ 301 101.08 PROCESSING APPLICATIONS ............................................................................... 325 101.08.01 MAKING AN ELIGIBILITY DECISION ....................................................... 325 101.08.02 USE OF COLLATERAL CONTACTS ........................................................ 327 101.08.03 REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM THE APPLICANT .................... 328 101.08.03A ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCES UTILIZED BY DOM ....................... 329 ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCES UTILIZED BY DOM (Continued) .......................... 330 101.08.03B ELECTRONIC DATA SOURCES UTILIZED BY THE FFM ............... 330 101.08.04 SUPERVISORY REVIEW ........................................................................... 331 101.08.05 APPLICATION ACTIONS ............................................................................ 331 101.08.06 COMPLIANCE AFTER DENIAL ................................................................. 332 101.09 COMBINATION MAGI AND ABD APPLICATIONS ............................................. 350