Obsolete What's New 2022

December 2022

417-4 Transportation Tickets for Domestic Travel 419-5 Earned Income Exclusions 440-4 Specific Treatment of Income for MAGI-Based Programs Table VII Income Limits for Medical & Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs
  • Adding policy for transportation and travel exclusions for each Medicaid program.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding TAM agencies to complete all questions on form 43A.

 

November 2022

125-2 The Hearing 125-4 What Happens During a Fair Hearing
  • Adding policy for the expedited fair hearing process.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding a TAM agency to complete all questions on form 43A.

 

October 2022

303-9 Approving Disabled Medicaid for Current Recipients 348 Adult Expansion
  • Clarifying choice of programs for Adult Expansion and Disabled Medicaid recipients.
Table II-A Long Term Care Institutional and Waiver Income Limits
  • Updating annual utility allowance changes.  
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding a TAM agency to complete all questions on form 43A.

 

September 2022

415-10 In-kind Food and Shelter and Presumed Maximum Value
  • Adding income received by an organization who issues assistance based on need is not counted as in-kind income.
815-4 Changes in Household Composition 827 Eligibility for Other Programs 1000-1 Age Requirement 1008 Certification Periods
  • Updating policy on children aging off of Medicaid.
Multiple Sections
  • Where applicable changing terminology from clients to members or individuals.

 

August 2022

205 Citizenship and Non-Citizenship Status Requirements
  • Updating policy to give 95 days to provide proper citizenship documentation.
346 Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) 600 Program Benefits and Services
  • Adding description of Housing Related Services and Supports.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding a TAM agency to complete all questions on form 43A.

 

July 2022

651 Non-Emergency Medical Transportation 651-2 Modes of Medical Transportation 651-3 Mileage Reimbursement for Travel Within the Local Area
  • Changing policy for the new UTA Transit Card.
107-7 Cooperate with Quality Control Reviews
  • Eligibility audits are being moved to DWS Division of Internal Audit.
125-6 Fair Hearing Decisions 431-9.4 Fair Hearing Order for More than the Minimum Spousal Needs Standard
  • Changing how fair hearing decisions are reviewed.
825-5.1 Rules and Facts that Apply to Overpayments and Understatements of Liability
  • Adding the 3 year statue of limitations on collection of overpayments.
811-4 Returned Mail
  • Clarifying policy on returned mail.
Table II-A Long Term Care Institutional and Waiver Income Limits and Other Important Figures
  • Updating Spousal Impoverishment Information and Transfer of Assets Information figures.  
Multiple Sections
  • Changing terminology for the merger of the Utah Department of Health with the Department of Human Services.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding a TAM agency to complete question 3 on the 42A, and another TAM agency to complete all questions on 43A.

 

June 2022

394 Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA) 394-1 When to Use the RMA Program
  • Changing RMA time limit from 8 months to 12 months.
314 Medicaid Work Incentive Program (MWI) 503 Household Size and Asset Limits 521-4 Vehicles 521-13 Retirement/Pension Funds Table VII-A Medicaid Work Incentive Income and Premium Tests
  • Clarifying policy on MWI exempt assets.

May 2022

425-2 Deeming Income from a Non-Citizen's Sponsor
  • Updating policy to reflect tracking of indigent non-citizens.
440-4 Specific Treatment of Income for MAGI-Based Programs
  • Clarifying policy on how to count short and long term disability insurance.  

March 2022

Table II Aged, Blind and Disabled Figures
Table II-A Long Term Care Institutional and Waiver Income Limits and Other Important Figures
Table V Sponsor Deeming
Table VII Income Limits for Medical & Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs
Table VII-A Medicaid Work Incentive
Table VII-B 5% Federal Poverty Level Deduction Amount
  • The federal government released its updated poverty limits.
1004 Income Standards
  • Updating the starting UPP income limit from 95% FPL to 133% FPL.
440-5 Calculating Income for MAGI-Based Programs
  • Removing Domestic Production Activities from the list of allowable expenses.
107-1 Completion of an Application 703-1 What is an Application? 721-1 Conducting an Eligibility Review
  • Updating policy for telephonic signatures on a review.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies
  • Adding TAM agency to complete the 43A.

 

February 2022

COVID 19 Q&A COVID 19 Q&A Resource
  • Clarifying how to handle Foster Care and Sub Adopt programs during the PHE.
348-3.1 ESI Enrollment Requirements
  • Clarifying when to stop an ESI payment.
Multiple Sections
  • Updating policy terminology from Alien to Non-Citizen

January 2022

Table II Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Limits and Other Important Figures Table II-A Long Term Care Institutional and Waiver Income Limits and Other Important Figures Table VII Income Limits for Medical & Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs Table XI Pickle Reduction Figures
  • Updating 2022 COLA figures.
  • Updating Average Private Pay Rate for Nursing Homes