This manual letter lists new and revised material for the Health Care Programs Manual (HCPM). Unless otherwise noted, new and revised instructions are effective August 1, 2009.
Chapter 15 - Third Party Liability (TPL).
Two sections are modified based on a regularly scheduled review.
Chapter 30 - Other Related Programs.
A number of sections are modified based on a regularly scheduled review.
Chapter 21 - Income Calculation (Community).
Chapter 23 - Medical Assistance (MA) Payment of Long-Term Care (LTC) Services.
Chapter 29 - Quality Assurance.
Chapter 15 - Third Party Liability (TPL)
l Section 15.20 - Creditable Coverage.
n Clarifies existing policies.
n Adds Stay Well Stay Working as creditable coverage.
n Explains that a person with creditable drug coverage may decline Medicare Part D without a penalty for later enrollment.
l Section 15.30 - TRICARE and CHAMPVA.
n Updates information on these two forms of health care coverage for military personnel and their families.
n Adds links to TRICARE and CHAMPVA Web pages.
Chapter 30 - Other Related Programs
l Section 30.00.05 - Summary Chart.
n Minor clarifications and updates.
n Adds links to related sections.
l Section 30.05 - Financial Needs.
Minor clarifications and updates.
l Section 30.20 - Child Care Needs.
n Updates information to reflect that the DHS Transition to Economic Stability Division supervises the Basic Sliding Fee child Care Program, rather than Minnesota Department of Education.
n Adds information on basic sliding fee child care for families in which at least one parent is a veteran.
l Section 30.25 - Residence-Related Needs
n Updates information on telephone assistance programs, including that the discount has increased to up to $10 per month.
n Updates information on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); assistance may include furnace repair and heat that is included in rent payments.
Chapter 21 - Income Calculation (Community)
n Section 21.20.05 - Excess Income and MinnesotaCare.
Corrects an error in the example for calculating the MinnesotaCare MCHA exemption.
Chapter 23 - MA Payment of LTC Services
n Section 23 - MA Payment of Long-Term Care (LTC Services).
Revises page to provide additional information about the requirements for an institutional level of care.
n Section 23.05 - Long-Term Care Consultation (LTCC).
m Provides additional information about the LTCC.
m Clarifies information about referrals to the county LTCC team.
n Section 23.25 - Communication Forms for LTC Cases (New).
m Provides information about communication forms that may be needed for eligibility determinations for LTC.
m Explains the need for and use of each form.
Chapter 29 - Quality Assurance
n Section 29.15 - Overpayments.
Clarifies to look for an eligibility basis under the same program, not under any other program or category.
n Section 29.15.05 - Overpayment Notification and Collection.
Clarifies that the county agency or DHS collections may also use the Judgment by Operation of Law (JOL) procedures for state-funded MinnesotaCare, as well as for GAMC.
n Section A-F.
m Employer-Subsidized Insurance (ESI) (modified).
m Full Team Development Disabilities (DD) Screening (New).
n Section G-L.
m ICF/MR (modified).
m Institutional Level of Care (New).
n Section M-R.
m Pre-Admission Screening (PAS) (modified).