COVID 19 Questions and Answers

701 Application

• Adding information on telephonic signatures and new form 114COVID form.  
• Clarifying what to do when a household member on CHIP leaves the home during the emergency period.

MAGI Tax Changes
 
Modified Sections
402-1Examples of Unearned Income, 402-4 Unearned Income Exclusions, 412 MAGI-Based Income Requirements, 412-1 Income for MAGI Methodology, 412-4 Calculating Income for MAGI-Based Programs

• Added Tax rule changes and  how to determine the MAGI income for a household.

COVID 19 Questions and Answers

• Clarifying what to do with SHIP cases with other insurance.

COVID 19 Questions and Answers

• Clarifying on what to do when a child ages off CHIP.

402-3 When the Unearned Income Differs From the Payment Amount

• Clarifying the QDRO information for MAGI income determinations.

202 Citizenship and Alien Status Requirements

• Adding requirement to document Citizenship exemption in the case file.

COVID 19 Questions and Answers

• Adding Temporary COVID-19 Verification changes.
• Adding applications received from testing sites for the COVID-19 uninsured testing coverage group.

COVID 19 Questions and Answers

• Adding new CMS guidance on Medically Needy and MWI coverage groups to the Q and A Resource.
• Adding an additional closure reason for CHIP during the public health emergency period.

COVID 19 Questions and Answers

703 Certification Period

704 Eligibility Review

• Maintain enrollment of all Medicaid and CHIP eligible recipients who were eligible on March 18, 2020, or who become eligible for coverage that includes March 18, 2020 until the end of the emergency.

402-4 Unearned Income Exclusion

402-12 COVID 19 Recovery Rebate Payments

402-13 Disaster Relief Funds

• Federal law exempts COVID-19 recovery rebates checks as income.

Table I - Income Limits

Table I-A - 5% Federal Poverty Level Deduction Amount

• The federal government released its updated poverty limits.

412-1  Income for MAGI Methodology

• Clarified what types of income are countable.