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MACC and IHCC Eligibility Determination Timelines Coverage Group Determination Timeline Medically Needy – Persons with Disabilities 90 Days Medically Needy – No Disability 30 Days LTSS 90 Days 2.7 Beneficiary Responsibilities A. Medicaid beneficiaries must provide accurate and complete information about any eligibility factors subject to change at the time of the application and annual renewal. Accordingly: 1. Consent – At the time of the initial application or first renewal, Medicaid beneficiaries are required to provide the State with consent to retrieve and review any information not currently on record pertaining to the eligibility factors subject to change through electronic data matches conducted through the State’s eligibility system. Once such consent is provided, the Medicaid agency may retrieve and review such information when conducting all subsequent annual renewals. 2. Duty to Report – Medicaid beneficiaries are required to report changes in eligibility factors to the Medicaid agency within ten (10) days from the date the change takes effect. Self-reports are permitted through the eligibility system consumer self-service portal as well as in person, via fax, or mail. Failure to report in a timely manner may result in the discontinuation of Medicaid eligibility. 3. Cooperation – Medicaid members must provide any documentation that otherwise cannot be obtained related to any eligibility factors subject to change when requested by the Medicaid agency. The information must be provided within the timeframe specified by the Medicaid agency in the notice to the Medicaid member stating the basis for making the agency’s request. 4. Voluntary Termination – A Medicaid beneficiary may request to be disenrolled from a Medicaid health plan or to terminate Medicaid eligibility at any time. Such requests must be made in writing and preferably two (2)