- TO:
- ALL COUNTY OFFICES
- FROM:
- ALYSON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR
- SUBJECT:
- MANUAL ADDITIONS FOR FAMILY MO HEALTHNET
DISCUSSION:
Recent Income Maintenance memorandums IM#119, IM#122, IM#124, IM#126, IM#129, have introduced new sections of the Income Maintenance Manual. The policy in these new manual sections does not apply to cases or eligibility determinations in FAMIS.
The policy in these manual sections applies to case determinations completed after January 1, 2014 in the Missouri Eligibility and Enrollment System for the following MO HealthNet programs:
- MO HealthNet for Families (MHF),
- MO HealthNet for Kids (MHK),
- MO HealthNet for Newborns (NBN),
- Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
- MO HealthNet for Pregnant Women (MPW),
- Extended Women’s Health Services (EWHS).
- Uninsured Women’s Health Services (UWHS), and
- Gateway to Better Health (GTBH).
The new policies on Modified Adjusted Gross Income methodologies will apply to all applications received for these program after January 1, 2014 and for cases that are moved from FAMIS to MEDES because of:
- An application for a new MAGI category of assistance;
- A report of a new eligibility unit (EU) member that results in an add-a-person application for a MAGI category;
- A report an active EU member has a newborn;
- A report an active EU member is pregnant;
- An annual review completed after April 1, 2014.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate staff.
- FAMIS offices continue to apply existing policy to cases in FAMIS.
- MAGI Processing Centers in Jefferson City, Union and Joplin will apply the policy in the recent manual additions to eligibility determinations completed in MEDES after January 1, 2014.
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