Category: IM Memo

FROM:   PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  ADDITION OF SHOW-ME HEALTHY BABIES TO MYDSS

DISCUSSION:

The purpose of this memorandum is to announce that information regarding eligibility and benefits for the Show-Me Healthy Babies program has been added on the on-line https://mydss.mo.gov/ site. In the choices of services on the Health Care page is the option of Pregnant Women, Unborn Children, and Newborns. After you select this option it will take you to a page that addresses MO HealthNet for Pregnant Women (MPW), Show-Me Healthy Babies (SMHB), and Newborns (under MPW and SMHB).

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  AWAY FROM HOME FOR MAGI CASES

MANUAL REVISION #17

1802.020.45.15

1885.035.00

DISCUSSION:

This memorandum introduces two new policy sections to the MAGI MO HealthNet Policy manual: 1802.020.45.15 Absence from the Home at Application, and 1885.035.00 Away from Home.  These sections explain how to treat an application and interim change when a household member is away from the home temporarily.

At application and during an interim change, temporary absences do not negatively affect eligibility as long as the individual intends to return to the home within 90 days.  Some examples of being absent or away from the home are:

• Hospitalization
• School attendance
• Stays at regional diagnostic centers
• Visits out of state

The parent/caretaker relative or the child may be temporarily absent from the home for 90 days or less and eligibility will not be impacted.

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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FROM:  PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:  UPDATE TO THE DISABILITY APPLICANT COVER LETTER

FORM REVISION #7
Disability Applicant Cover Letter

DISCUSSION:

When sending the Disability Applicant Cover Letter to applicants for MO HealthNet for Aged, Blind or Disabled individuals who are under 65 years old and not receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as mentioned in the Income Maintenance Memorandum IM-44 Required Documentation and Procedures for the Medical Review Team-Processing Center dated September 04, 2014.

Updates reflect the following changes:

• Governor and Department Director names
• Removal of references to the Medical Review Team Specialist.

Use this updated version as of 5 pm, September 1, 2018. Do not use the previous versions after that time.

NECESSARY ACTION:

Review this memorandum with staff that would be sending out Medical Review Team packets or answering questions regarding the packet or assisting participants in completing the packet.

• Begin using the updated Disability Applicant Cover Letter with the revision date of September 2018.

ATTACHMENTS:

Disability Applicant Cover Letter

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FROM:  PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:  OTHER PROPERTY AS AN AVAILABLE RESOURCE FOR MO HEALTHNET FOR THE AGED, BLIND OR DISABLED PROGRAMS

FROM:  PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:  REVISIONS TO THE MISSOURI’S CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (MOCDD) SECTION OF THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED (MHABD) MANUAL

FROM:  PATRICK LUEBBERING, DIRECTOR

SUBJECT:  OBSOLETE FAMILY HEALTHCARE (FAMIS) MANUAL SECTION FOR TRANSITIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

MANUAL REVISION #13
0910.000.00-0910.055.55

DISCUSSION:

The purpose of this memorandum is to announce that manual section 09100.000.00 Transitional Medical Assistance in the Family Healthcare Manual (FAMIS) is now obsolete.  It has been replaced by manual section 1820.000.00 Transitional MO HealthNet in the Family Healthcare Manual (MAGI).

NECESSARY ACTION:

• Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.

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