| SUBJECT: | |||||||||
| INCREASE IN THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE INCOME
LIMIT
MANUAL REVISION # 32: SECTIONS 0800.005.00 AND 0805.015.45 |
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| DISCUSSION: | |||||||||
| Effective October 1, 2003, the Medical
Assistance non-spenddown income limit will be 90% of the Federal Poverty
Limit (FPL). For an individual the income limit will be increased
from $599.00 to $674.00. For a married couple the income limit will
increase from $829.00 to $909.00. On the weekend of August 30, 2003,
the Information Systems Technology Division will adjust the expense and
deficit fields of IMU5 for Medical Assistance cases.
MA NON-SPENDDOWN INCOME LIMITS
IMU5 Changes and Notification: All active spenddown cases will be updated
on the weekend of August 30, 2003. All cases at or below the 90%
of the FPL will be converted to non-spenddown. They will receive
a letter (sample attached, Letter 1 When entering any IMU5 transaction prior to mass adjustment use the current income limit of $599.00 for single individuals and $829.00 for a married couple. When entering an IMU5 transaction on ACTIVE cases after the adjustment, enter 90% of the FPL for the appropriate type of case as the expense in field 33. For new approvals in September, continue to enter $599.00 for single and $829.00 for couples as the expense in field 33 of IMU5. This will allow Division of Medical Services to send a September invoice based on the 80% of the FPL or SSI Maximum. Overnight the system will adjust the case to the 90% of the FPL expense and an invoice will be sent for October based on the new income limit. The caseworker will need to notify the client of the change in spenddown amount or change to non-spenddown on the approval letter, IM-32SPND. Starting October 1, 2003, the IMU5 system will require the new figures for entries in field 33 on all MA cases. |
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| NECESSARY ACTION: | |||||||||
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informing them of the change. It will be mailed the first week of
September 2003. All cases with income above 90% of the FPL will have
a reduced spenddown amount. A notice (sample attached,