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42-10-108. Prohibition on self-attestation. Note: this section is effective as of 1/1/2027.
(a)Except as required under federal law, self-attestation…#
(a) Except as required under federal law, self-attestation shall not be accepted for any of the following eligibility factors without verification prior to enrollment in the medicaid program:
(i)Income in excess of zero dollars ($0.00);#
(i) Income in excess of zero dollars ($0.00);
(ii)Residency;#
(ii) Residency;
(iii) Identity;
(iv) Except for any presumptive eligibility period, citizenship or immigration status.
(b) The department shall not rely on self-attestation to establish any medicaid eligibility factor unless expressly required by federal law.
42-10-109. Residency verification; monthly address checks; multistate enrollment; monthly death record checks. Note: this section is effective as of 1/1/2027.
(a) As used in this section, "address change information" means postal change of address data, state address change databases or comparable systems.
(b) On not less than a monthly basis, the department of health shall review address change information to identify potential changes in residency for medicaid recipients.
(c) The department of health shall conduct monthly cross checks of address change information against enrollment records and shall initiate an eligibility redetermination when a change in residency is indicated.
(d) The department of health shall submit enrollment information to any national database used to identify persons enrolled in medicaid in multiple states. Implementation of this subsection shall occur no later than October 1, 2029.
(e) Not later than August 31 of each year, the department of health shall submit a public report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee of the Wyoming legislature, including: