Medical Assistance for Families with Children and Adults

2.2.1.2 Mandatory Verifications (Archive)

Mandatory verifications must be verified through an available electronic data source or by paper proof, if electronic data sources are unsuccessful or unavailable.

The following information must be verified for Medical Assistance for Families With Children and Adults (MA-FCA):

• Current income:  All MAGI-based income, excluded income, and income adjustments. MAGI is the acronym for Modified Adjusted Gross Income, which is what current income for MA-FCA is based on. Refer to MA-FCA Income Verification for information about how income is verified for MA-FCA.

• Immigration status

• Social Security number

• U.S. citizenship

MA for parents, relative caretakers, pregnant women and children with a spenddown must also verify:

• Medical expenses to meet a spenddown

• Assets, when an asset limit applies

• • Verification of assets is required at application and when a new asset is reported. If an asset is determined to be excluded it does not need to be verified again at renewal.

  • Verification of the following assets are not required at application or renewal:

  • • Homestead if it qualifies for the real property homestead exclusion.  Refer to Section 2.2.3.6 MA-FCA Medical Spenddown for more information.

    • Vehicle, if only one is reported. Refer to Section 2.2.3.6 MA-FCA Medical Spenddown for more information

    • Household goods and personal effects

County, tribal and state servicing agencies must retain verification documentation in accordance with the County Human Service Records Retention Schedule (DHS-6928).

Legal Citations

Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.945

Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 435.952

Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0095

Published:  March 4, 2020

Archived: June 1, 2021