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Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Human Services Health Care Programs Manual.

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Manual Letters

NEW! Manual Letter #18 (December 2008).

All manual letters are available at the beginning of the Table of Contents (after Glossary). The most recent manual letter will be available in this section.

l  Manual Letter #18, which is effective December 2008, is now available.

l  Previous versions of manual pages that have been updated are available through the ”r;Archive” link at the top of that manual page.

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Bulletins

Information from recent bulletins will be added to the manual in a future update. Consult the following bulletins for the most recent policy in addition to the relevant manual sections.

l  Bulletin #06-21-01, "New SMRT Requirements for Adult Cases."

l  Bulletin #06-21-04, "MHCP Enrollees Transition to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage."

l  Bulletin #06-21-05, "Minnesota Seniors Health Options Expansion Update."

l  Bulletin #07-21-08, ”r;DHS Provides Instructions for Automatic Medical Assistance (MA) Eligibility for Children Eligible for the Minnesota Permanency Demonstration Project.”

l  Bulletin #07-21-09, ”r;New Communication Form and MMIS Coding for Medical Assistance (MA) Payment of Long-Term Care (LTC) Services."

l  Bulletin #07-21-11, "DHS Announces New Medical Assistance (MA) Policy for Processing Requests to Reopen MA for Incarcerated Individuals."

l  Bulletin #07-24-01, "Minnesota Senior Care Plus Expansion Update."

l  Bulletin #07-85-03, "DHS Issues Policy Information for the 'Safe at Home' Confidential Address Program."

l  Bulletin #08-21-01, "Changes to MinnesotaCare Verification of Access to Employer-Subsidized Insurance."

l  Bulletin #08-21-02, "Special Needs BasicCare."

l  Bulletin #08-21-03, "DHS Introduces the Minnesota Community Application Agent Program."

l  Bulletin #08-21-04, "Changes in the Treatment of Annuities for Medical Assistance (MA) Payment of Long-term Care (LTC) Services Eligibility and Benefit Recovery Announced."

l  Bulletin #08-21-05, "Clarifications for MinnesotaCare Income Calculation and Redesigned Income Worksheet."

l  Bulletin #08-21-06, "Certain Payments to I-35W Bridge Collapse Survivors Excluded as Income or Assets for Income Maintenance and Health Care Programs."

l  Bulletin #08-21-07, "2008 Legislative Changes to Minnesota Health Care Programs."

l  Bulletin #08-21-08, "DHS Introduces Long-Term Care Partnership (LTCP)."

l  Bulletin #08-21-09, "Revised Criteria for Home Maintenance Needs Allowance Deduction in Medical Assistance (MA) Long-Term Care Facility Income Calculation."

l  Bulletin #08-21-04C, "Correction to Bulletin #08-21-04, Changes in Treatment of Annuities for Medical Assistance (MA) Payment of Long-Term Care (LTC) Services Eligibility and Benefit Recovery Announced."

Other Publications

The guide "Health Care Eligibility for Noncitizens" has recently been revised (June 2008).

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