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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M01 April 2019 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0120 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION M0120.400 14

D. Individuals In Virginia Veteran’s Care Center MA applications for patients in the Virginia Veteran’s Care Center in Roanoke may be filed, processed and maintained at the Roanoke City Department of Social Services. E. Incarcerated Individuals and DJJ Supervisees Inmates of state (DOC), regional and local correctional facilities, and individuals under the age of 21 under the supervision of DJJ (placed in a facility or receiving services from any court services unit or DJJ contractor) may apply for Medicaid. Responsibility for processing the application and determining eligibility will be handled through a centralized process or by the local department of social services (DSS) in the locality where the individual was living prior to incarceration or DJJ/court custody. Applications are not to be refused because an applicant is an inmate of a public institution at the time of application. If the individual did not reside in Virginia prior to becoming incarcerated or committed to DJJ, responsibility for processing the application and determining eligibility will be handled through a centralized process or by DSS in the locality in which correctional facility is located. The physical address on the application should be the address where the individual is currently placed. The mailing address will be the facility address where the individual is currently placed. For pre-release or re-entry individuals, use the address the person provides where they will be located after release. If the individual was homeless prior to being incarcerated, use the physical address of the local DSS or an address the person provides.