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b. Renewal Action. At least ten (10) days prior to the renewal date, Medicaid beneficiaries are provided with a notice stating the outcome of the renewal process and explaining the basis for any agency action – continuation or termination of eligibility. The notice also contains the right to appeal and obtain an administrative fair hearing. Beneficiaries are also notified that they have the right to have their health coverage continued while awaiting a hearing if an appeal is filed in ten (10) days from the date of the renewal notice is received. The date the notice is received is presumed to be five (5) days from the date on the notice. 4. Consent – At the time of initial application, Medicaid beneficiaries sign or provide an electronic signature giving the State consent to obtain and verify information through external data sources and from certain providers for the purposes determining eligibility and renewing health coverage. 5. Passive Renewal – All IHCC beneficiaries are subject to a passive (ex parte) renewal process that proceeds as follows: a. When possible, all IHCC beneficiaries are passively renewed. Passively renewed individuals are sent a benefit decision notice indicating that their Medicaid coverage has been renewed for twelve (12) months. Beneficiaries who are passively renewed are not required to take any action during the renewal process. b. If an IHCC beneficiary cannot be passively renewed, they will be sent a pre-populated form containing all information related to eligibility on record, typically in their IES accounts, that has been self-reported and/or obtained through electronic data matches at application, post-eligibility verification, and change reports. Beneficiaries are required to review this form, make any necessary changes and required actions, and then attest to the accuracy and completeness of the information provided on any eligibility factor subject to change. Failure to return this form will result in the termination of eligibility. 6. Reconsideration Period a. Under 42 C.F.R. § 435.916, the agency is required to provide a ninety (90) day reconsideration period after a procedural termination; that is, for failure to return information needed to renew eligibility. When a beneficiary takes the actions required to resolve the discrepancy or information gap in the ninety (90) day period after eligibility is terminated, a reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility will be made.