*** The Health Care Programs Manual (HCPM) has been replaced by the Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual (EPM) as of June 1, 2016. Please refer to the EPM for current health care program policy information. ***
Effective: November 1, 2012 |
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08.05 - Annual Renewal Exemptions |
Archived: June 1, 2016 (Previous Versions) |
Some enrollees are exempt from annual renewals for a certain period of time, or while using a specific basis of eligibility.
See Monthly Renewals and Six-Month Renewals for information on enrollees who are required to complete renewals more frequently than annually.
Auto newborns are exempt from annual renewal requirements through the month of their first birthday. Continue eligibility when the exemption ends until the next scheduled renewal.
Individuals enrolled in MinnesotaCare for Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Attendants are exempt from annual renewal requirements.
Children enrolled in MinnesotaCare for Certain Children Exiting Foster Care or a Juvenile Residential Correctional Facility are exempt from annual renewal requirements. Contact the enrollee annually to confirm the enrollee still lives in Minnesota and wants continued MinnesotaCare coverage.
The following people do not have an MA annual renewal until specified:
l Pregnant women. Renew eligibility for the month following the month in which postpartum ends.
l People receiving Transitional MA (TMA) or Transition Year MA (TYMA), unless a scheduled renewal is due when TMA/TYMA is ending.
l Title IV-E or State adoption assistance.
l Auto newborns. Renew eligibility when the exemption ends. Renew for the month following the month of the first birthday.