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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 101 – Coverage Groups and Processing Applications and Reviews P a g e | 34 Effective Month: September 2023 already been issued should not be transferred until after the case is completed.

Combination ABD/MAGI Households Combination ABD/MAGI households are defined as cases in which there is both an ABD applicant or recipient living in the same household as MAGI applicants or recipients. ABD and MAGI individuals living in the same household are treated as one case in the system and one record is created, with the person designated as the head of household as the primary case head. The regional office that serves the household’s county of residence is the office responsible for the ABD/MAGI members, regardless of where the application is filed or whether the ABD and MAGI applications are filed at the same time or separately. If an ABD applicant/recipient is institutionalized which causes other ABD/MAGI applicants or recipients to live apart from the institutionalized individual but the household remains bound by relationship (marriage, parent/child), two separate cases are set up in the system; one for the at-home household members and one for the institutionalized member. One case record is established with the person who is the head of household of the ABD institutionalized case as the primary case head. The regional office that serves the county where the nursing facility is located is responsible for both ABD and MAGI cases