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Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Human Services Health Care Programs Manual!
The current Health Care Programs Manual (HCPM) replaced the former version effective December 1, 2006.
l The HCPM is web-based and is designed to make it easier for users to navigate and locate the information they need to determine health care program eligibility.
l For an introduction to the content of the manual, try Chapter 01 - Introduction, or Chapter 02 - Minnesota Health Care Programs.
NEW! Manual Letter #18 (December 2008).
For information about what's new in Minnesota Health Care Programs policy or how to use the manual, this home page is a great place to start.
l 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.
n Bulletin #06-21-01, "New SMRT Requirements for Adult Cases."
n Bulletin #06-21-04, "MHCP Enrollees Transition to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage."
n Bulletin #06-21-05, "Minnesota Seniors Health Options Expansion Update."
n Bulletin #07-21-08, ”r;DHS Provides Instructions for Automatic Medical Assistance (MA) Eligibility for Children Eligible for the Minnesota Permanency Demonstration Project.”
n Bulletin #07-21-09, ”r;New Communication Form and MMIS Coding for Medical Assistance (MA) Payment of Long-Term Care (LTC) Services."
n Bulletin #07-21-11, "DHS Announces New Medical Assistance (MA) Policy for Processing Requests to Reopen MA for Incarcerated Individuals."
n Bulletin #07-24-01, "Minnesota Senior Care Plus Expansion Update."
n Bulletin #07-85-03, "DHS Issues Policy Information for the 'Safe at Home' Confidential Address Program."
n Bulletin #08-21-01, "Changes to MinnesotaCare Verification of Access to Employer-Subsidized Insurance."
n Bulletin #08-21-02, "Special Needs BasicCare."
n Bulletin #08-21-03, "DHS Introduces the Minnesota Community Application Agent Program."
n 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."
n Bulletin #08-21-05, "Clarifications for MinnesotaCare Income Calculation and Redesigned Income Worksheet."
n Bulletin #08-21-06, "Certain Payments to I-35W Bridge Collapse Survivors Excluded as Income or Assets for Income Maintenance and Health Care Programs."
n Bulletin #08-21-07, "2008 Legislative Changes to Minnesota Health Care Programs."
n Bulletin #08-21-08, "DHS Introduces Long-Term Care Partnership (LTCP)."
n Bulletin #08-21-09, "Revised Criteria for Home Maintenance Needs Allowance Deduction in Medical Assistance (MA) Long-Term Care Facility Income Calculation."
n 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."
l Manual Letters. All manual letters are available at the end of the Table of Contents (after Chapter 30). The most recent manual letter will be available in this section.
n Manual Letter #18, which is effective December 2008, is now available here and at the end of the Table of Contents (after Manual Letter #17).
n Previous versions of manual pages that have been updated are available through the ”r;Archive” link at the top of that manual page.
l Other News. The guide "Health Care Eligibility for Noncitizens" has recently been revised.
l Recent Updates. The HCPM may be updated with minor changes between manual letters. These changes will be announced in this section of the home page. A MAXIS e-mail to ALL will also be sent as a reminder to check for these updates.
n December 15, 2006 updates.
The former version of the HCPM was redesigned; the current version became effective December 1, 2006.
l For a general overview of the redesign, see Bulletin #06-21-15, "Redesign of the Health Care Programs Manual."
l For information about policy changes and clarifications that were made during the redesign process, see Manual Letter #1.
For general user information, see How to Use the Manual.
Effective December 1, 2006, the current HCPM supersedes the former version of the manual. For health care program policy for periods prior to December 2006, see one of the following:
l MAXIS version of the former manual, which has been end-dated November 30, 2006. It is available for footer months prior to December 2006.
l Version that was on CountyLink, which has been archived. It remains available for health care program policy through November 30, 2006.
Send any questions or comments about the Health Care Programs Manual to the DHS HCPM team at DHS.HC.Manual@state.mn.us. The bottom of each manual page has a link to this HCPM team email address.
Note: Policy questions should continue to be directed to HealthQuest. Follow your agency's HealthQuest procedures.