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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 | 60 Effective Month: September 2023 form is not received, document the MAGI case that there is no further action required regarding ABD follow-up.

• If a signed ABD application form is received but missing required information, obtain the information by using telephone contact when possible or the issuance of DOM-307/309 to obtain missing information.

• Telephone contact with the ABD applicant or representative may be used in this situation to describe the ABD application process and to inform the ABD applicant of any other requirements unique to ABD. These include ownership of resources, requirements to consent to the AVS (Asset Verification System) requirement described on the application form. For any application for long term care or institutional ABD categories of eligibility, a telephone interview is required to explain any applicable long term care provisions such as estate recovery, spousal impoverishment, transfer of assets, Medicaid Income and the Income Trust provision that are not applicable to MAGI eligibility.

If the ABD applicant(s) follow through with the remaining ABD application requirements, such as providing requested information or taking required actions, the ABD application can be processed and approved regardless of the action taken on the MAGI application. If the MAGI and ABD applications are approved, the case becomes a combination ABD/MAGI case in MEDS and is handled accordingly.

MAGI Application Filed with the FFM Indicates Possible ABD Eligibility

For MAGI applications filed with the FFM and referred to DOM as an Account Transfer, the system recognizes any affirmative responses to the questions that indicate a request to apply for ABD Medicaid and issues DOM-304, Non-MAGI Application Letter (located in the Appendix page by the same name). This letter informs the applying household member that additional information will be needed if the applying household member wants to pursue applying for Medicaid based on disability, i.e., resource information and disability information unless