Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 7 - Medicaid Assistance Eligibility
Chapter 100 - Medicaid Eligibility
Article 1 - Common Medicaid Eligibility Requirements
7 AAC 100.008 - When a new application is required

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 100.008

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A new application must be made if, at the time of application, the individual is not receiving Medicaid under this chapter and is not a member of a household receiving Medicaid under this chapter.

(b) The department may determine eligibility without requiring the applicant or recipient to submit a new application under the following circumstances if the department already has enough information to determine eligibility:

(1) a recipient is moving from one eligibility category to another eligibility category;

(2) an individual is being added to an ongoing Medicaid case and the caseworker is able to obtain all other needed verification and documentation;

(3) an individual is already receiving benefits administered by the division handling public assistance within the department, and the existing public assistance record contains enough information to determine Medicaid eligibility;

(4) a household moves from Family Medicaid to Transitional Medicaid or from Transitional Medicaid to Family Medicaid;

(5) a child who has been eligible under a category in 7 AAC 100.002(a) or (c) related to Family Medicaid moves to the disability-related eligibility category in 7 AAC 100.002(d) (5);

(6) an individual submits a Medicaid application form designed for a different Medicaid eligibility category than the one intended, but the application form submitted contains enough information for the department to determine eligibility for the intended category;

(7) the department is reinstating benefits for a recipient whose Medicaid eligibility was terminated, if the recipient has made a timely request for a hearing under 7 AAC 49, or reinstatement of eligibility is ordered under 7 AAC 49 or by the court.

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.040

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