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Policy Clarifications issued by the agency are listed by the year and then labeled according to the program type; All medical programs, Elderly & Disabled, and Family Medical. Policy Clarifications are used to explain existing policy. These are not policy changes, but rather more detailed explanations of the intent of a policy and often the procedural steps required to correctly process a case according to policy.
Policy Clarifications by Year
2024
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2024-03-01 | All | Humanitarian Parolee Updates |
2023
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2023-10-01 | All | Non-Citizen Status Verification and ROP |
| PC2023-08-01 | All | Transmed vs. Working Healthy at Review |
| PC2023-05-01 | FM | Pre-Tax Deductions |
| PC2023-04-02 | FM | Prior Medical Denial for Newborn |
| PC2023-04-01 | All | Verification of Citizenship/Identity & Immigration Status |
2022
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2022-11-01 | E&D | Annuity Free-Look Period |
| PC2022-08-02 | All | Veterans Affairs (VA) and Military Pensions – Countability as Income |
| PC2022-08-01 | FM | Non-Deemed Newborn Application Timeframe |
| PC2022-07-02 | E&D | Unrecorded Deed |
| PC2022-07-01 | E&D | LTC Add Request- Denial |
| PC2022-06-02 | FM | FFM Applications - Pre-tax and Federal Deductions |
| PC2022-06-01 | FM | Family Medical Trust and Annuity Clearance Requests |
| PC2022-04-01 | All | Overtime, AWOL/AGO status, and Name changes |
| PC2022-02-01 | All | Add Member Request Received - COVID-19 |
2021
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2021-12-01 | FM | Verification of Residential Custody |
| PC2021-11-02 | All | Self-employment updates |
| PC2021-11-01 | FM | Prior Medical Simplification |
| PC2021-10-01 | All | Witness Information when application is signed with mark |
| PC2021-08-01 | E&D | MediKan 12 month Fixed Coverage period |
| PC2021-02-02 | All | Third Party Liability (TPL) |
| PC2021-02-01 | E&D | Counting the Low (and High) Balance in a Bank Account |
2020
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2020-12-01 | All | Reviews- Reasonable Compatibility, Pending, and SSA Income |
| PC2020-08-01 | All | HCBS and Aged-out Foster Care |
| PC2020-02-02 | E&D | Impact of Private Payment on Resource Eligibility |
| PC2020-02-01 | All | Counting the Low (and High) Balance in a Bank Account |
| PC2020-01-02 | E&D | Provisional Plan of Care for HCBS Institutional Transitions |
| PC2020-01-01 | E&D | Excess Shelter Deduction |
2019
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2019-11-01 | FM | Updating Review Dates |
| PC2019-10-01 | E&D | IRA – Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) |
| PC2019-09-01 | E&D | Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) Account |
| PC2019-08-02 | E&D | Treatment of Trust Assets for the Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) |
| PC2019-08-01 | E&D | Marital Assets Pending Divorce – Legal Impediment |
| PC2019-04-01 | All | 2018 Federal Tax Return |
| PC2019-03-01 | FM | Extension of TIAR requests - end dated 03/20/19 |
| PC2019-02-01 | E&D | Additional Clarification on Due and Owing Bills from Assisted Living |
2018
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2018-12-01 | FM | CHIP for Families of State Employees |
| PC2018-05-01 | E&D | Standard Pending Period on Advanced Pay Cases |
| PC2018-04-01 | E&D | Motor Vehicles |
2017
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2017-10-02 | FM | Residential Custody |
| PC2017-10-01 | FM | Verification of Pregnancy of Multiples |
| PC2017-10-03 | All | Earnings that include Overtime, Bonuses, Tips, or Commissions |
| PC2017-08-01 | E&D | Retroactive Approval of WORK |
| PC2017-07-02 | All | Additional Time to Provide Information |
| PC2017-07-01 | All | Contractor/State Interaction – end dated 1/26/18 |
| PC2017-06-01 | E&D | Due and Owing Bills from an Assisted Living Facility |
| PC2017-05-01 | E&D | Resource Verification at Review |
| PC2017-04-03 | E&D | Patient Liability as a Due & Owing Expense |
| PC2017-04-02 | FM | Common-Law Marriage and Tax Filing Status |
| PC2017-04-01 | FM | TransMed Approved by Passive Review |
| PC2017-03-03 | All | Assisting the Customer with Verification |
| PC2017-03-02 | All | Employer Statement of Wages Version 2 |
| PC2017-03-01 | All | Social Fundraising Accounts (Go Fund Me) |
| PC2017-02-02 | All | Employer Statement of Wages |
| PC2017-02-01 | E&D | Mailing Addresses |
2016
| Policy # | Program | Policy Name |
|---|---|---|
| PC2016-11-02 | E&D | Burial Plans |
| PC2016-11-01 | E&D | Bank Deposits Requiring Further Clarification |
| PC2016-09-01 | All | Processing an IROD |
| PC2016-08-01 | All | Facilitator Appointment Duration |
| PC2016-06-03 | All | 17 Year Old’s Signing Application |
| PC2016-06-02 | FM | TransMed Hierarchy |
| PC2016-06-01 | E&D | Income Allocation from Parent to Child |
| PC2016-05-01 | All | Retro-charging Premiums |
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