Code of Colorado Regulations
2505 - Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
2505 - Medical Services Board (Volume 8; Medical Assistance, Children's Health Plan)
10 CCR 2505-3 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CHILDREN'S BASIC HEALTH PLAN
Section 180 - Express Lane Eligibility
Universal Citation: 10 CO Code Regs 2505-3 ยง 180
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
Express Lane Eligibility shall allow for automatic initiation of Medical Assistance enrollment by using available data and findings from other programs as listed below.
180.1 Free/Reduced Lunch Program
A. Recipients of
the Free/Reduced Lunch Program who have submitted a Free/Reduced Lunch
application at a participating school district
1. Families will be given the option to opt
into Medical Assistance coverage for their potentially eligible
child.
2. Children who meet all
necessary eligibility requirements as outlined in this volume will be
automatically enrolled.
3. Children
who meet all necessary eligibility requirements except verification of U.S.
citizenship and identity will receive 90 days of eligibility while awaiting
this verification.
4. Any
additionally required verification will be requested from the client through
CBMS prior to being automatically enrolled.
5. Eligibility is based on income declared on
the Free/Reduced Lunch application as well as eligibility requirements outlined
in section 150.
6. If it would be
found that a child does not satisfy an eligibility requirement for Medical
Assistance, the child's eligibility will be evaluated using the application for
Medical Assistance.
B.
Recipients of the Free/Reduced Lunch Program who were not required to submit a
Free/Reduced Lunch application at a participating school district
1. Families who are automatically enrolled
Free/Reduced Lunch recipient children will not be forwarded to the Department
for Express Lane Eligibility in compliance USDA confidentiality
guidelines.
2. These families must
apply for Medical Assistance in order to give consent for request of
benefits.
180.2 Direct Certification
A. When an application for Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Colorado Works (Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families Program (TANF)) has been submitted, families will be given the
option to opt into Medical Assistance coverage for their potentially eligible
children.
1. Children who meet all necessary
eligibility requirements as outlined throughout sections 100 through 180 will
be automatically enrolled,
2.
Children who are only missing verification of U.S. citizenship and identity
will receive 90 days of coverage while waiting for this verification.
3. Any additionally required verification
will be requested from the client through CBMS prior to being automatically
enrolled.
4. Eligibility is
determined based on income declared on the Food Stamp or Colorado Works
application as well as eligibility requirements outlined throughout this
volume.
5. If it would be found
that a child does not satisfy an eligibility requirement for Medical
Assistance, the child's eligibility will be evaluated using the Single
Streamlined application for Medical Assistance.
6. Individuals whose eligibility is not
determined through Express Lane Eligibility may also submit a separate Single
Streamlined Application for Medical Assistance to determine
eligibility.
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