Family and Children's Medicaid MA-3515 AUTOMATED INQUIRY AND MATCH PROCEDURES

II. POLICY PRINCIPLES

A. Each assistance unit member of Medicaid or NCHC must furnish to the county all SSN’s which he has used or under which he has received benefits. The assistance unit member or his representative must be informed in writing at application and at each redetermination that these SSN’s will be used for matching with other agencies and that this information may affect his eligibility. He must be advised that if he does not wish to participate in the matches, he may withdraw his application or terminate his assistance.

B. Matches must be conducted on all a.u. members. In addition, it is recommended that certain matches be conducted on all b.u. members if their SSN’s are available and they agree to the matches. The IMC may request non-au, financially responsible individuals to provide their SSN. However, the IMC must inform the individual how the number will be used and that the disclosure is voluntary.

C. Take necessary action to send the appropriate notice to the a/r notifying him that his benefits are changed/terminated.

1. Application

Refer to MA-3215, Processing the Application, for time standards for acting on information received during the application process.

2. Ongoing

When a match is found in an ongoing case, the county must take any necessary action within 45 days of the date of the match.

D. Refer to Volume 1 of the EIS Manual for instructions on completing inquiries and descriptions of data found.