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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M03 June 2016 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0320.000 AGED, BLIND & DISABLED GROUPS M0320.603 49

4. QI Meets Spenddown When a QI meets a spenddown, cancel his AC 056 coverage effective the day before the spenddown was met, using cancel reason 024. Reinstate the recipient’s coverage with the first date the spenddown was met as the begin date of coverage, and enter the end date of the spenddown period as the end date of coverage, using the appropriate AC: • 018 for an aged MN individual; • 038 blind MN individual • 058 for a disabled MN individual.

5. Spenddown

Period Ends After the spenddown period ends, reinstate the QI coverage using AC 056. The begin date of the reinstated QI coverage is the first day of the month following the end of the spenddown period, and the application date is the date of the original application used to determine the initial QI eligibility.

6. QI Enters LTC or Otherwise Becomes Eligible for Full Coverage When an enrolled QI becomes institutionalized or eligible in another covered group which has full Medicaid coverage, cancel the QI coverage effective the last day of the month immediately prior to the month in which he became eligible in the full coverage covered group, using cancel reason 024. Reinstate the coverage with the begin date as the first day of the month of admission to long-term care using the appropriate AC for the full-coverage group.

H. Covered Service The eligible QI will only receive Medicaid payment of his/her Medicare Part B premium through the Medicaid Buy-In Agreement with SSA. The QI will not receive a Medicaid card.