SR 24-06 Dated 02/24 |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - Bureau of family assistance (bfa)
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF: |
Director of Division of Medicaid Services (DMS), Henry Lipman |
DMS SIGNATURE DATE: |
February 08, 2024 |
FROM THE OFFICE OF: |
Director of Division of Economic Stability (DES), Karen E. Hebert |
DES SIGNATURE DATE: |
February 22, 2024 |
AT (OFFICE): |
Division of Medicaid Services Bureau of Family Assistance |
TO: |
All BFA Staff All DMS Staff |
SUBJECT: |
Termination of MEAD and MOAD Premiums Elimination |
RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE: |
July 1, 2022 |
SUMMARY
This Supervisory Release (SR) releases a policy update on collecting premiums for individuals receiving medical assistance under the Medicaid for Employed Adults with Disabilities (MEAD) and Medicaid for Employed Older Adults with Disabilities (MOAD) programs.
FORMER POLICY |
NEW POLICY |
Individuals open under the MEAD or MOAD categories of medical assistance, with net income equal to or greater than 150% and less than or equal to 450% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines are required to pay a premium. |
Individuals open under the MEAD or MOAD categories of medical assistance, are not required to pay a premium. |
BACKGROUND
House Bill 1661 of the 2022 legislative session removed the requirement that the Department charge premiums under the MEAD and MOAD categories of medical assistance as a condition of eligibility, effective July 1, 2022.
NEW HEIGHTS & NH EASY SYSTEMS PROCEDURES
· Information regarding MEAD/MOAD premiums will no longer generate on any client notices.
· The premium non-payment field on the MEAD/MOAD Premium Nonpayment screen will no longer be in use or have a negative effect on MEAD/MOAD eligibility.
· TPL will no longer need to get the weekly MEAD feed of income and MEAD changes.
POLICY MANUAL REVISIONS
Medical Assistance Manual Topics
PART 211 MEDICAID FOR EMPLOYED ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (MEAD)
Section 211.13 MEAD/MOAD Premium Requirements
Section 211.15 Good Cause for Non-Payment of MEAD/MOAD Premiums
Section 210.19 Termination of MEAD/MOAD
IMPLEMENTATION
This policy is retroactively effective July 1, 2022.
TRAINING
No special training is planned or needed.
DISPOSITION
This SR may be destroyed or deleted after its contents have been noted and the revised manual topics released by this SR have been posted to the Online Manuals.
DISTRIBUTION
This SR will be distributed according to the electronic distribution list for BFA policy releases. This SR, and revised Online Manuals, will be available for agency staff in the Online Manual Library, and for public access on the Internet at https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/sr_htm/sr.htm, effective March 1, 2024
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