Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 502.000 - Health Care Reform: MassHealth: Eligibility Process
Section 502.008 - Notice

(A) The MassHealth agency provides all applicants and members a written notice of the eligibility determination for MassHealth. The notice contains an eligibility decision for each member who has requested MassHealth, and either provides information so the applicant or member can determine the reason for any adverse decision or directs the applicant or member to such information.

(B) The MassHealth agency also provides members a notice, in accordance with 130 CMR 610.015: Time Limits, of any loss of coverage, or any changes in coverage type, premium, or premium assistance payments.

(C) The notices described in 130 CMR 502.008(A) and (B) provide information about the applicant's and member's right to a fair hearing, with the exception of notices about hospital-determined presumptive eligibility, as described in 130 CMR 502.003(H), and notices about federal or state law requiring an automatic change adversely affecting some or all members, as described in 42 CFR 431.220(b). Information about the appeal process is found at 130 CMR 610.000: MassHealth: Fair Hearing Rules.