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weeks prior to the date of disenrollment or the date a beneficiary seeks to end eligibility. 5. Reliable Information – Medicaid applicants and beneficiaries must sign under the penalty of perjury that all information provided at the time of application and any annual renewals thereafter is accurate and truthful. 6. Change of Service Delivery Options – Medicaid beneficiaries may change Medicaid health plans during the annual open enrollment period. Notice of the open enrollment period is provided to beneficiaries at least thirty (30) days prior to the date the period begins. Beneficiaries may also request to change service delivery options at any other time in accordance with the procedures set forth in Subchapter 10 Part 1 of this Chapter, or if MACC group eligible, Chapter 30, Subchapter 05 of this Title. 7. Alternative forms of Benefits/Assistance – Applicants and beneficiaries must, as a condition of eligibility, take any necessary steps to obtain annuities, pensions, retirement and disability benefits along with any other forms of assistance available for support and maintenance that may be identified by the agency, in writing, in accordance with Part 10-00-3 of this Title. Good cause exceptions are considered when requested in writing. 2.8 Application Review Process 2.8.1 Scope and Purpose A. This Section provides an overview of the application review process for all IHCC groups identified in this Chapter and the specific provisions that apply to Community Medicaid populations subject to eligibility determinations made by the State. As a result of programmatic changes in the State’s IES required by the ACA, people are no longer required to apply for one particular category of Medicaid eligibility. Instead, to maximize access and choice, applicants are evaluated across a variety of MACC and IHCC pathways which apply different eligibility standards, requirements, and criteria. In short, the denial or termination of eligibility in one category does not preclude eligibility through another pathway. The State must consider all bases of eligibility. 2.8.2 General Rules A. To the extent feasible, the person seeking initial or continuing eligibility is provided with the choice of eligibility pathways within and, in some instances, across the MACC and IHCC group categories. MACC group eligibility is primarily income-based and uses the MAGI standard established in conjunction with federal health care reform. IHCC group eligibility is much more varied and, when not automatic due to participation in another federal program or special requirements, is based on both the SSI methodology and SSI-related characteristics. As there are significant distinctions between these two categories