department of health and social services
Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance
PROPOSED
PUBLIC NOTICE
Long Term Care Medicaid
In compliance with the State's Administrative Procedures Act (APA - Title 29, Chapter 101 of the Delaware Code) and under the authority of Title 31 of the Delaware Code, Chapter 5, Section 512, Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) / Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) / is proposing to amend a rule in the Division of Social Services Manual (DSSM) used to determine eligibility for medical assistance. Additionally, the proposed rule is technical in nature to change a reference from the Division of Social Services to the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance.
Any person who wishes to make written suggestions, compilations of data, testimony, briefs or other written materials concerning the proposed new regulations must submit same to Sharon L. Summers, Policy and Program Development Unit, Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance, 1901 North DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 906, New Castle, Delaware 19720-0906 by October 31, 2005.
The action concerning the determination of whether to adopt the proposed regulation will be based upon the results of Department and Division staff analysis and the consideration of the comments and written materials filed by other interested persons.
Summary of Proposed Change
Statutory Authority
Summary of Proposed Change
DSSM 20103: Clarifies who is permitted to file an application for Long Term Care Medical Assistance to ensure that a person who is knowledgeable about the applicant’s finances completes the application. DMMA adds an eligibility determination requirement that a knowledgeable and responsible representative complete the application process for the applicant. This will enable the Social Worker to process the case in a more accurate and timely manner.
DSS PROPOSED REGULATION #05-47
REVISIONS:
20103 Financial Eligibility Determination
This is the second step in the application process. A referral is passed to the LTC financial eligibility unit within two days of being referred to the Medicaid PAS unit.
An application for Medicaid is presumed to be made only when an interview is held with the applicant or his family member. Should anyone hold Power of Attorney or Guardianship over the applicant, he must attend the interview unless his attendance is waived by the supervisor. and the In addition, the application form is must be signed listing those individuals for whom Medicaid coverage is being sought. The applicant or his representative must sign the An Application, Affidavit of Citizenship, and Responsibility Statement. and HCBS-1 Awareness Form must be signed by the applicant or his representative. The application date is considered the date of the interview unless the interview requirement is waived. The interview can only be waived if the applicant is medically unable to come in for the interview and there is no family member, POA or Guardian friend medically able to come in for the interview. The unit Supervisor must approve the waiving of the interview requirement.
For cases in which the interview is waived, the application must be date stamped when it is received in the Division of Social Services Medicaid and Medical Assistance office. The stamped date sets the base for the timeliness of determination.
