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If health care coverage ended due to a failure to complete the renewal timely or to provide required verification for the renewal, the person can submit the renewal and any necessary verification within three months of the renewal month to have eligibility redetermined from the eligibility end date without completing a new application (see SECTION 26.1.2 LATE RENEWALS). 25.9.2 Denial If the person applied for health care, and the IM agency denied the health care application 30 or fewer days ago, the person can re-request health care without submitting a new application or a new signature. The date of the new health care request is the new filing date. Example 1 Keisha submitted an application for health care on August 15. The IM agency processed the application on September 8 and denied health care for Keisha. Keisha calls the IM agency on September 20 to re- request health care. The new filing date for health care is September 20. The IM agency cannot require Keisha to submit a new application or a new signature since it is within 30 days of the denial date of her application. If an application is denied because required verification is not received by the due date, but verification is later received within 30 days of the application denial date, the IM agency must consider this as the person re-requesting health care. In this situation, the person does not also need to contact the IM agency to directly re-request health care nor is a new signature required. Example 2 Cameron applied for health care on April 15. The IM agency processed the application on April 20 and pended for verification of income due May 15. Verification was not received, and the application was denied. Cameron submitted the income verification to the IM agency on May 22. The IM agency considers this a re-request for health care with a new filing date of May 22. No new application or new signature is required. If the person applied for health care, and the IM agency initially denied the health care application more than 30 days ago or the only health care eligibility on the case is an unmet deductible, the person must sign and submit a new application in order to re-request health care, regardless of the other non-health care programs the person is enrolled in. Example 3 James applied for health care and FoodShare on September 13. The IM agency processed the application on September 20 and denied health care for James, but approved FoodShare. James calls the IM agency on October 25 to re-request health care. James must submit a new application for health care since it is more than 30 days since the denial date of his application. The person may need to provide verification if required to complete the eligibility determination. Note If a person who was determined eligible for an unmet deductible wishes to request a new deductible period, a new application is required regardless of when the previous deductible period was established and regardless of whether they or anyone else on the case is eligible for another health care program (see SECTION 17.2.2 DEDUCTIBLE PERIOD (PREGNANT MEMBERS) and SECTION 17.3.1 DEDUCTIBLE PERIOD (CHILDREN UNDER 19)). This page last updated in Release Number: 26-02 Release Date: 04/15/2026 Effective Date: 04/15/2026