MANUAL TRANSMITTAL
Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services
Division of County Operations
Policy Issuance Number: MS 06-05
Medical Services Policy Manual Issuance Date: July 1,2006
From: Joni Jones, Director Expiration Date: Until Superseded
Subj: Verification of Citizenship
| Sections to be Deleted | Dated | Sections to be Added | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS 2040 - 2044.2 | 08-01-94 | MS 2040 - 2044.2 | 08-01-94 07-01-06 |
| MS 2049 – 2049.7 | 08-01-94
03-01-00 |
MS 2049 - 2049.7 | 08-01-94 07-01-06 |
| MS 2072 - 2075.1 | 08-01-00 10-15-96 |
MS 2072 - 2075 | 08-01-00 07-01-06 |
| 2075.1 - 2075.3 | 10-15-96 | MS 2075.1 - 2075.3 | 07-01-06 10-15-96 |
| 2075.3 - 2075.6 | 10-15-96 | MS 2075.3 - 2075.6 | 10-15-96 |
| MS 2077 - 2077.4 | 08-01-94 | MS 2077 - 2077.4 | 08-01-94 07-01-06 |
| MS 2085 - 2086.1 | 02-15-00 | MS 2085 - 2086.1 | 02-15-00 07-01-06 |
| MS 6850 - 6590.2 | 04-01-92 | MS 6580 - 6590.2 | 04-01-92 07-01-06 |
| MS 6700 - 6770 (14 pages) |
10-01-03 | MS 6700 - 6770 | 10-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 7300 - 7420 (6 pages) |
08-01-94 | MS 7300 - 7440 | 08-01-94 07-01-06 |
| MS 12520 - 12550 | 08-01-03 | MS 12520 - 12550 | 08-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 16020 -16040 | 04-01-04 04-15-02 |
MS 16020 - 16040 | 07-01-06 |
| MS 23100 - 23165 | 01-01-03 | MS 23100 - 23165 | 01-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 23500 - 23515 | 02-01-01 | MS 23500 - 23515 | 02-01-01 07-01-06 |
| MS 26100 - 26115 | 04-01-03 | MS 26100 - 26115 | 04-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 26200 - 26205 | 01-01-03 | MS 26200 - 26205 | 01-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 27000 - 27005 | 01-01-03 | MS 27000 - 27005 | 01-01-03 07-01-06 |
| MS 28000 - 28025 | 09-15-01 | MS 28000 - 28025 | 09-15-01 07-01-06 |
| MS 31000 - 31015 | 12-01-01 | MS 31000 - 31050 | 12-01-01 07-01-06 |
| MS 31100 - 31125 | 12-01-02 | MS 31100 - 31125 | 12-01-02 07-01-06 |
Summary of Changes
Effective 7/1/06, citizenship must be verified for Medicaid applicants and recipients. This is in accordance with the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 (DRA), P.L. 109-171. This change applies to applications taken on or after 7/1/06 and current recipients effective with the reevaluation notice mailed during the month of 7/06 and after.
MS 6705 (Verification of Citizenship), MS 12525 (Family Planning), MS 16040 (ARKids First) and MS 31025 (Breast and Cervical Cancer) have been revised to incorporate this change. Various other sections have been revised updating policy references.
Denial codes “103” for denial of a Medicaid application and “111” for closing a Medicaid case due to failure to verify citizenship have been added to ANSWER. The notice the applicant or recipient receives states the action taken was due to “failure to verify citizenship”.
SOBRA PW coverage for ineligible aliens (MS 12180) has not been changed. Pregnant women who are undocumented aliens or qualified aliens who do not yet meet the five-year residency requirement are still eligible for coverage under the SCHIP.
inquiries to: Judy Key, 501-682-8259
Carmen Banks, 501-682-8258
Carla Droughn, 501-682-8254
Dona Young , 501-682-1562