Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) Health Care Programs Manual (HCPM).
FAQs.
NEW! Manual Letter #50 (May 2012).
l Manual letters are at the beginning of the Table of Contents (after the Glossary).
l Individual pages that have been updated link to previous versions through the ”Archive” located at the top right of the page.
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According to DHS policy, bulletins that are more than two years old that are not reissued are obsolete. Do not refer to policy for Minnesota Health Care Programs in bulletins that are more than two years old. Bulletins regarding Minnesota Health Care Programs that are not listed here are either expired or policy is incorporated into the appropriate HCPM sections.
Information from the following bulletins will be added to the manual in a future update. Consult these bulletins for the most recent policy in addition to the relevant manual sections.
l Bulletin #12-21-01, "Legislative Changes to Minnesota Eligibility for Certain Noncitizen Children and Pregnant Women."
l Bulletin #12-21-02, "Legislative Changes to Noncitizen Medical Assistance (NMED)."
l Bulletin #12-21-04, "ApplyMN: Online Application for Health Care, Cash Assistance, Nutrition Assistance, Child care Assistance and Emergency Help."
l Bulletin #12-21-05, "Legislative Changes to MinnesotaCare Eligibility for Certain Adults Without Children."
l Bulletin #11-21-09, "Changes to the State Medical Review Team (SMRT) Disability Determination Process."
l Bulletin #10-21-18, "DHS Reissues Information on Long-Term Care Partnership (LTCP) Program."
l Bulletin #10-21-10, "DHS Clarifies Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Eligibility for Residents of Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs)."
l Bulletin #10-21-08, "2009 Legislative Changes to the State Medical Review Team (SMRT) Disability Determination Process."
The chart "2012 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense" is available.
The chart "2011 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense" is available.
The chart "2010 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense" is available.
The chart "2009 Amounts in Excess of Medicare Part D Benchmark to Apply as Medical Expense" is available.
The guide "Health Care Eligibility for Noncitizens" has been revised (June 2008).
l Direct any questions about the Health Care Programs Manual to the Health Care Eligibility and Access (HCEA) Division, P.O. Box 64989, 540 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55164-0989, call (888) 938-3224 or fax (651) 431-7423.
l County, tribal and MinnesotaCare Operations staff: Follow agency procedures for submitting policy-related questions to HealthQuest.