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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |88 Effective Month: September 2018 Non-Cooperation and Good Cause Responsibilities If the COE-075 single parent or caretaker relative refuses to cooperate with child support after being referred by DOM to MDHS, the specialist will be notified by MDHS or by DOM Central Office regarding the non-cooperation without good cause. The specialist will then take action to terminate eligibility after advance notice. If good cause exists, as reported by MDHS, no action for the COE—075 adult is necessary. Handling Non-Compliance When the Medicaid specialist is notified by child support of failure to cooperate, the 75 adult’s eligibility will be terminated allowing adverse action notice. The child support sanction can only be removed when the adult has complied fully with child support requirements and the Office of Child Support Enforcement has notified DOM of the compliance. The requirement to cooperate as a condition of eligibility impacts the eligibility of an adult receiving Medicaid in the 75 program only. The eligibility of children is not impacted by the adult’s sanction. Lack of cooperation by the parent or responsible adult who voluntarily requested a child support referral for children in the FPL Medicaid programs does not result in any adverse action. 102.09 ABD DISABILITY AND BLINDNESS DETERMINATIONS To be categorically eligible as blind or disabled, the applicant/recipient must meet the SSI definition of blindness or disability as specified below. In Mississippi, the Disability Determination Service (DDS) within the Department of Rehabilitation Services is the agency that determines disability and blindness for both the Division of Medicaid and the Social Security Administration (SSA). DDS uses SSI disability and blindness criteria for both SSI decisions and Medicaid-only decisions. Individuals who apply for Medicaid on the basis of being disabled or blind, who have not turned age 65, are processed using the provisions in this section.