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make the referral to the Adult Services section.

3. The DSS-0031 must be sent to the Adult Services section by the end of the next business day after the applicant’s date of application for SAIH. A case manager will be assigned and will begin to make arrangements with the applicant to conduct the case management assessment.

4. The DSS-0031 referral must include the applicant’s individual ID

number.

C. Processing the SAIH Application

1. When the Adult Services Case Manager completes the case management assessment, they must provide that information via DSS-0031 to the IMC. The IMC will file the DSS-0031 in the client record.

2. If the SA IMC or the Adult Services Case Manager finds that the

applicant meets the eligibility requirements, they must communicate the findings to each other via the DSS-0031 SAIH Program Interagency Referral Form.

3. If the SA IMC or the Adult Services Case Manager finds that the SAIH

applicant does not meet the eligibility requirements, they must

communicate this to each other in writing via the DSS-0031.

a. If an applicant does not meet eligibility criteria for SAIH, the SA IMC must notify the Adult Services Case Manager immediately so they can close the case management assessment due to ineligibility.

b. If an applicant does not meet the needs criteria (needs cannot be met at home and is not eligible for SAIH as a result), the Adult Services Case Manager must notify the SA IMC immediately.

c. If it is determined the applicant is not eligible for SAIH, the SA IMC will deny the SAIH application.

d. The SA IMC must evaluate eligibility for SA if the applicant

chooses placement, or for Medicaid if the applicant chooses to

remain in the community.