Memorandums and Practice Points

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 2025 – QUARTERLY FORMS UPDATE   DISCUSSION: Income Maintenance forms and documents are reviewed and revised quarterly, and as necessary. New forms and documents are created as required or requested. All new and revised IM forms show a revision date of 01/2025, unless otherwise stated. New and Revised Forms read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) UPDATE FORM REVISION # FS-1 FS-1 (Spanish) FS-1 (Dari) FS-1 (Pashito) FS-1 (Large Print) AEM (Online) FS-1 DISCUSSION: The “Application for SNAP (FS-1)” was updated with the following: Formatting changes were made throughout the application; A new field was added to the household read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: FAMIS UPDATES FOR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (FA325) AND DIVISION OF ASSETS REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION (FA479) DISCUSSION: Updates were completed to the FAMIS eligibility system to allow participants to see a relevant date for each type of requested verification. As each program may request verification for one or more months to read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: NEW PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY (PE) EMAIL AND REMINDER TO CLOSE PE MANUAL REVISION # 1900.030.00 1900.030.10 1900.030.30   DISCUSSION: Presumptive Eligibility (PE) is not consistently being closed upon approval or denial of ongoing full MO HealthNet (MHN) coverage. This causes duplicate coverage which can cause billing issues and be counted as read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: REVISION TO NON-MAGI DISABILITY VERIFICATION POLICY MANUAL REVISION # 1060.005.00 1050.005.15   DISCUSSION: MO HealthNet Non-MAGI disability policy was updated in the December 1973 Eligibility Requirements Manual. 1060.005.00 Verification of Disability was revised to: Add that a Social Security favorable decision letter or determination can be used as proof of read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: FAMIS INCOME CODE SHEET UPDATED   DISCUSSION: The FAMIS Income Code Sheet has been updated. The acronym ADM has been changed to Non-MAGI to reflect updated terminology.   NECESSARY ACTION: Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.       KE/mr

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: UPDATES TO ADMINISTRATIVE DISQUALIFICATION HEARING FORMS IM-160, IM-161 AND IM-161 INSTRUCTIONS UPDATE FORM REVISION # IM-160 IM-161 DISCUSSION: The Advance Notice of your Administrative Disqualification Hearing (IM-160) and The Waiver of Administrative Disqualification Hearing Consent Agreement (IM-161) forms were revised with the following: Clarification to contact the Administrative Hearing Office, read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: HEARINGS MANUAL UPDATE AND OBSOLETING THE APPLICATION FOR STATE HEARING IM-87 MANUAL REVISION # 0130.020.20.25 0130.005.10.25 0130.020.20.30 0130.020.20.15 0130.020.60 0130.020.70.30 0130.020.70.10 0130.020.90.10 0130.020.70.15 1105.035.50 0240.020.05 1130.040.00   1840.030.15   DISCUSSION: The IM-87 Application for State Hearing form is now obsolete. Any link or reference to the IM-87 has been removed read more…

FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR SUBJECT: OBSOLETING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL SECTIONS MID-CERTIFICATION REVIEW FOR SNAP ONLY CASES AND FOR SNAP/IM COMBINATION CASES MANUAL REVISION # 1140.020.05 (Obsolete) 1140.020.10 (Obsolete)   DISCUSSION: The following manual sections contain outdated and/or redundant information: 1140.020.05 Mid-Certification Review for SNAP Only Cases 1140.020.10 Mid-Certification Review SNAP/IM Combination Relevant read more…