75.01 In general

Renewal occurs annually. Eligibility of an individual in a health-benefits program or for enrollment in a QHP will be renewed on an annual basis. (b) Updated income and family size information. In the case of an individual who requested an eligibility determination for a health-benefits program (i.e., health benefits other than enrollment in a QHP without APTC or CSR), AHS will request updated tax return information, if the individual has authorized the request of such tax return information, data regarding Social Security benefits, and data regarding income (as described in § 56.01) for use in the individual’s eligibility renewal. (c) Authorization of the release of tax data to support annual redetermination165 AHS must have authorization from an individual in order to obtain updated tax return information described in paragraph (b) of this subsection for purposes of conducting an annual redetermination. AHS is authorized to obtain the updated tax return information described in paragraph (b) of this subsection for a period of no more than five years based on a single authorization, provided that: (i) An individual may decline to authorize AHS to obtain updated tax return information; or (ii) An individual may authorize AHS to obtain updated tax return information for fewer than five years; and (iii) AHS must allow an individual to discontinue, change, or renew his or her authorization at any time.