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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews Page | 100 Effective Month: September 2023 at the time the error is discovered, regardless of whether the client is currently eligible. After benefits are reinstated, advance notice would then be issued to close the case to meet the advance notice requirements. Close the case at the end of the advance notice period. 101.17.02 90-DAY REINSTATEMENT PERIOD FOR MAGI AND ABD RENEWALS A 90-day reinstatement period is required for MAGI (including CHIP) and ABD renewal/review closures to allow eligibility to be reinstated retroactively to the effective date of the closure if the recipient is otherwise eligible. The 90-day reinstatement period, defined as 90-days from the effective date of the closure, allows Medicaid or CHIP eligibility to be reinstated without requiring a new application or updated signature. The 90-day reinstatement period applies to renewal/review closures due to: • Failure to return the MAGI or ABD renewal form, or • Failure to comply with renewal requirements by not providing requested information issued in writing on a DOM-307, Request for Information (and DOM-309, Second Request for Information, for ABD purposes). The 90-day reinstatement period is not associated with other types of reinstatements described in this section that either have no time limits for initiating a reinstatement or may have different time limits. These types of reinstatements are the result of corrective action needed, hearing decisions, known temporary closures for ABD and locating a recipient whose whereabouts were previously unknown. 101.17.02A RENEWAL CLOSURES REQUIRING REINSTATEMENT Reinstate a MAGI or ABD case that closed at renewal when either of the following conditions exists: • The case closed due to failure to return the renewal form, and a signed form (complete or incomplete) is returned within the 90-day period following the effective date of closure; or,