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2. Restrictions – The State must not request or use information when conducting renewals pertaining to: eligibility factors that are not subject to change or concern matters that are not relevant to continuation of Medicaid eligibility. Eligibility factors subject to change include income, household or family size, State residency and certain immigration statuses. Factors that are not subject to change include, but are not limited to, native born or naturalized U.S. citizenship, date of birth, and Social Security Number. 3. Renewal Strategy – The State utilizes a passive “ex parte” renewal process for all MACC group members when determining continuing eligibility and whether a beneficiary who is losing coverage due to a change in an eligibility factor qualifies for Medicaid in another coverage group to the full extent feasible. This renewal method confirms eligibility factors subject to change through electronic data sources and only requires action on the part of the beneficiary if certain discrepancies are detected by the State or self-reported. The State will use both active and passive renewal methods until all MACC group members have been subject to a MAGI-based income eligibility determination at least once. Accordingly, the State will conduct renewals as follows: a. Initial review. The State redetermines eligibility at least sixty (60) days before the renewal date using information known to the IES and from various data sources and provides notice to the beneficiary indicating the results of this review. The notice contains the information that served as the basis for this eligibility review and indicates one (1) of the following: (1) Passive Ex Parte Renewal – Medicaid eligibility has been renewed “ex parte” and no further action on the part of the beneficiary is required unless, upon reviewing the information in the notice, the beneficiary identifies an error or a change in an eligibility factor subject to change that must be reported to the State; or (2) Modified Passive Renewal – Medicaid eligibility has not been renewed due to missing information or a discrepancy between sources of information related to an eligibility factor subject to change. In such instances, the notice contains an additional documentation request (ADR) specifying the type of information that must be submitted for the renewal of eligibility to proceed. b. Renewal decision. If the beneficiary is not required to take any action and does not find cause to self-report a change, Medicaid eligibility is continued automatically for another year, effective on the renewal date. However, in order to be considered in this final