Obsolete What's New 2023

November 2023

300 Medicaid Programs, 354 Foster Care Medicaid, 355 Subsidized Adoption, 827 Eligibility for Other Programs

October 2023

COVID-19 Unwinding Q&A	Updating policy to not allow Medicaid members to move to CHIP early at review.
Table II-A Long Term Care Institutional and Waiver Income Limits and Other Important Figures	Yearly update on Long Term Care shelter standards.
346 Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM), 731-8 Verification for Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM)	Clarifying policy to allow for collateral contacts for TAM forms at review.

September 2023

Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies	Adding TAM agency to complete all questions on form 42 A and 43A.
COVID-19 Unwinding Q&A	Updating policy for CMS unwinding flexibility for authorized representative signatures on applications and reviews.

394-4 RMA Income and Asset Eligibility

July 2023

Table II Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Limits and Other Important Figures

Updating 1619b income limit, Spousal Impoverishment Information and Transfer of Assets Information figures.

June 2023

815 Changes

Updating policy for when a member fails to provide verification for changes that cause an increase in benefits.

May 2023

356 Presumptive Eligibility (PE) 357 DHHS COVID-19 Uninsured Testing Coverage	Ending eligibility for COVID-19 Uninsured Testing Group.
703-1 What is an Application?	Updating policy on ending of the Public Health Emergency.
811-4 Returned Mail	Clarifying the steps to locate the member when there is returned mail.

April 2023

390-2 Health Coverage and Medicaid Cancer Program Eligibility	Members on Medicaid Cancer Program do not have co-pays.
413-6 What is Not Income 440-3 Income for MAGI-Based Programs	Clarifying how to count the sale of bodily fluids.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies	Adding TAM agency to complete all questions on form 43A.

March 2023

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 V Sponsor Deeming Table VII Income Limits for Medical & Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs Table VII-A Medicaid Work Incentive Income And Premium Tests Table VII-B 5% Federal Poverty Level Deduction Amount	Updating Federal Poverty Limits for 2023.
Obsoleted 320-7 Reviews for Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs 703-4 What to do with an Application 721 Eligibility Review 721-1 Ex Parte Reviews (Reviews Not Requiring Member Participation) 721-2 Reviews Requiring Member Participation 1008-1 Eligibility Review 1008-2 UPP Reviews Requiring Member Participation	Clarifying when to complete an Ex Parte Review.
461-2 Methods of Meeting a Spenddown 462-2 Payment of a MWI Premium 721 Eligibility Review 825-3 Preparations for Referral for Investigation or Calculation COVID-19 Unwinding Questions and Answers COVID-19 Unwinding Question and Answers Resource	Adding new guidance on the end to continuous Medicaid enrollment.

February 2023

320 Medicare Cost-Sharing Programs 320-1 Eligibility for Medicare Cost-Sharing 320-2 QMB 320-3 SLMB 320-4 QI 408-4 QMB, SLMB, QI (Medicare Part A, B and B-ID) 223-1 Resource - Medicare	Adding new Medicare Part B-ID program to Medicare Cost Sharing Programs eligibility.
354-3 Former Foster Care Individuals	Clarifying when to put a member on Former Foster Care.
521-4 Vehicles Table VIII Verification and Interface Match	Updating how to determine vehicle value.
210 Age Determination 303 Medicaid for People who are Aged, Blind or Disabled 347 Child Category	Clarifying age determination for a member.
205-2 Qualified Non-Citizens	Adding policy on Ukrainian Nationals.
419-2 Income Received From a Business 419-3 Self-Employment Income	Clarifying how to count self-employment losses.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies	Adding TAM agency to complete all questions on form 43A.

January 2023

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 2023 COLA figures.
125-4 What Happens During a Fair Hearing	Clarifying what documentation is required for an expedited fair hearing.
417-14 Payments to American Indians/Alaska Natives	Clarifying how to look at IIM accounts for the Ute Indian Tribe.
207-1 Determining Residency	Adding an adoption example.
Table XVII Targeted Adult Medicaid (TAM) Agencies	Adding TAM agencies to complete all questions on form 43A.