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Page 35 – CMCS Informational Bulletin Appendix F. Moratorium on Implementation of Rule Relating to Eligibility and Enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule Provisions Subject to Moratorium (Do Not Apply During Moratorium) CMS is prohibited from implementing, administering or enforcing the policies described below until the moratorium ends on September 30, 2034. States should refer to the Code of Federal Regulations in effect as of June 2, 2024, for requirements under the below listed rules while the moratorium is in effect. Regulation Description of Provision as Amended by 2024 Eligibility and Enrollment Final Rule 42 CFR § 435.407 Allows verification of citizenship with a state vital statistics agency or the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program without separate identity verification. 42 CFR § 435.907 Requires states to provide beneficiaries with a minimum of 15 days to respond to a request for information, allow applicants to provide requested information through all modalities, accept non-MAGI applications and supplemental forms through all modalities, and provide a minimum 90-day reconsideration period after the date of denial due to failure to return information needed to determine eligibility. 42 CFR § 435.912 Establishes requirements, standards, and timeframes for states to complete redeterminations at renewal and when acting on changes in circumstances. 42 CFR § 435.916 Aligns renewal requirements for MAGI and non-MAGI beneficiaries. 42 CFR § 435.919 (see 42 CFR § 435.916 for requirements as of June 2, 2024) Establishes a new 42 CFR § 435.919 that codifies steps for states to act on changes in circumstances and outlines processes to update address information and process returned mail in Medicaid. Technical edits were made to regulations at 42 CFR § 431.213(d) (notices when a beneficiary’s whereabouts become unknown) and § 435.911(c) (eligibility determinations) to cross reference the new § 435.919. Please note that, because the only amendments to these provisions are technical in nature, there are no substantive changes to the policies described in 42 CFR §§ 431.213(d) and 435.911(c). 42 CFR §§ 435.1200(b)(3)(i)-(v), 435.1200(e)(1)(ii) and 435.1200(h)(1) Requires Medicaid and CHIP agencies to issue combined notices and transfer accounts to the Marketplace when a beneficiary is procedurally disenrolled from Medicaid or CHIP. 42 CFR § 447.56(a)(1)(v) Permits states to exempt from premiums and cost sharing individuals eligible for Medicaid under the newly codified optional eligibility group at 42 CFR § 435.223. NOTE: The statutory requirements described in sections 1916 and 1916(a) of the Act remain in effect for states. 42 CFR § 457.344 (see 42 CFR § 457.343 and 457.960 for requirements as of June 2, 2024) Codifies steps for states to act on changes in circumstances and outlines processes to update address information and process returned mail in CHIP. 42 CFR § 457.960 (removal) Removes this section of the regulation regarding changes in circumstances and relocated to updated § 457.344 (see above).