The following are descriptions/ instructions of each Section D (Medical Services) field in IMS:
| Notebook | TAB | FIELD | PS-2 Block | Instructions |
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| ELIG | Medical General | Application Date | D1 | Pre-Entered by computer when PS-1B, Case Number Assignment is used. In all other instances, enter date of application for medical services. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Certification / Disposition Date. | D2 | Enter the effective date of eligibility for medical services. For ABD-related, certification may be retroactive for any qualifying medical services provided three months prior to the month of application. For Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) without a State Supplemental Payment, the client must be added for the buy-in benefit effective the month following the month in which eligibility was determined.
NOTE: This is the date you have determined the medical eligibility starts. It should be the first day of the month of application unless they were not eligible that month. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Type Action Taken. | D3 | Enter the appropriate code for action taken on medical services cases. This must be completed each time new information is submitted for Section D.
NOTE: A case must be in closed, denied or application status for a certification to be entered. If the case is in Suspended status, and the client has corrected the reason for the suspension, the reinstated code is used. The Reopened code only works on cases that have been closed. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Reason. | D4 | Enter the appropriate disposition code as shown on Appendix R and U. This may be updated but is not to be deleted. A reason code is required for actions 1, 2, 6, and R.
NOTE: Reason codes are required for all certifications, reopens, denials and closures. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Effective Date. | D5 | The computer determines and enters the effective date using information from Blocks D1, D2, D3, D4, D9, benefits data base, and Appendix B-2 (08AX002E) for all actions except: closures due to death. For “M” prefix cases, the effective date must be input for change actions as well. When a case is closed due to death, the worker must enter the actual date of death. If a mistake is made in the date of death, the county may correct this using county office override on the appropriate edit. For a certification following an appeal or to correct an administrative error, the effective date is the first month for which benefits are to be paid and may be a retroactive date. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Effective Months | D6 | This is used for long-term care cases at certification or reopening to show that income or medical expense information needs to be updated for the next vendor payment to be correct. The computer enters code 99 unless the worker enters one of the following codes:
Once a code other than 99 is on file, this must be entered with the appropriate code (1, 2, 3 or 99) on the next Section D or F update. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Certification Period | D7 | Enter the period of medical eligibility.
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| ELIG | Medical General | Child Support Indicator | D8 | This is used only for cases where an individual is deprived of parental support (Section I is being completed). Enter a code to show whether the recipient wants full Child Support Services.
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| ELIG | Medical General | Notice Indicator | D9 | After first deadline through second deadline, enter code to show whether advance adverse action notice is required for change being made or closure of benefits.
NOTE: Once entered, information can be changed, but not deleted, by the user. Advance notice is required on all negatives actions. If advance notice is not required you will not need to send this field. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Date of Last Redetermination | D10 | Enter the date for which eligibility was last re-determined.
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| ELIG | Medical Financial | Source of Application | D12 | Enter the code to indicate the source of the application. Codes are:
OBSOLETE CODES:
NOTE: If the Medical application is received through OKDHSLive!, the system will set this field to “OKDHSLive!” (LV). |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Number of Persons – Child(ren) | D16 | The computer enters number of children included in this benefit or whose income/resources are considered in determining eligibility for others. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Number of Persons – Adults | D17 | The computer enters number of adults included in this benefit or whose income/resources are considered in determining eligibility for others. |
| ELIG | Medical General | Medical Evaluation Date. | D26 | Enter date of next medical evaluation as indicated on MDL File. If the Level of Care Evaluation Unit (LOCEU) does not specifically request further action regarding this medical evaluation, enter “9999”. If the client’s medical eligibility was based on SSA or SSI disability or blindness, enter “9999”.
NOTE: To look at the MDL file, go to IMS, type MDL (space) Case Number and press enter. To look at the individual entries, type MHI before the entry and press enter. |
| ********* | ********* | Resource Transfer Begin Date. | D30 | Reserved for future use. |
| ********* | ********* | Uncompensated Resource Value. | D31 | Reserved for future use. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Self-Employment Income. | D32 | Computer will enter total amount of income for all sources of self-employment. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Business Expense | D33 | Computer will enter total amount of self-employment business expense. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Earned Income | D35 | Computer will enter total amount of all gross earned income for this case. (Exclude self-employment income). |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Work-Related Expense. | D38 | Computer will enter total amount of allowable work related expenses. |
| ***** | ***** | Dependent Care Expense. | D41 | 09/19/02 Note: This field cannot be updated in FACS. It should calculate from the total amounts in the Household Member’s Dependent Care Expense (F76). That function is not currently working so the field must be updated through the ‘FF’ screen within FACS. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Net Earned Income. | D44 | Computer will enter the total amount of net earned income for this case. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Unearned Income. | D47 | Computer will enter the total amount of gross unearned income for this case. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | General Income Exclusion. | D50 | Computer will enter the total general income exclusion for this case for individuals categorically related to ABD and not approved for nursing care. |
| ******** | ******** | D53 | Reserved for Future Use. | |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Diverted. | D54 | Computer will enter the total amount of diverted income for this case. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Net Income. | D56 | Computer will enter the total amount of net income. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Countable Resources. | D59 | Computer will enter the total amount of countable equity for this case. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Medical Application Reason. | D60 | Enter the appropriate reason for this medical application.
NOTE: The processing deadline and timeliness count are set by the type of application listed in this field. |
SHORT-TERM CARE
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Spenddown Computation Period. | D61 | System entered as ‘01’. NOTE: This is required for medical card issuance for cases coded (CN) in F190, Categorical Relationship |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Standard (MN Only). | D62 | Enter the medical assistance standard for the spenddown computation period. (This is the monthly standard amounts added together for the period covered.) (Obsolete) |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Unencumbered Income (MN Only). | D65 | Computer entered. This entry will be determined based on applicable program policy, net income, and the Medical Assistance Maintenance Standard from Schedule II.A on DHS Appendix C-1. (Obsolete) |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Medical Expense (MN Only). | D68 | Enter the total medical expense for short-term care cases. (Obsolete) |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Total Amount to Vendor Paid by Client. | D71 | Enter the amount of excess income to be paid to the vendor. |
NURSING HOME CARE AND ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
| ELIG | Medical General | Family Size. | D79 | For Medically Needy Personal Care Cases enter the number of persons in the family for whom the Own Home Maintenance Standard is based. Entry is unnecessary for any other individuals.
NOTE: This field is not currently in use as the Medically Needy program has been discontinued until further notice. |
| ELIG | Medical General | OH Standard Indicator. | D80 | For Medically needy Personal Care cases , enter “H” if there are spouses in separate cases and both are receiving Personal Care
NOTE: This field is not currently in use as the Medically Needy program has been discontinued until further notice. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Own Home Standard | D81 | Computer will enter the standard amount from Appendix C-1 when applicable. |
| ****** | ********* | Medicare Premium Amount | D83 | Reserved for future use. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Monthly Medical Expense | D84 | Enter the verified monthly medical expense for the nursing home, Personal Care or waivered services individual. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | NH Monthly Vendor Payment. | D86 | Computer will enter the monthly nursing home or assisted living center vendor payment for this case. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | NTMC Monthly Vendor Payment (MN Only). | D87 | Computer will enter the monthly Personal Care vendor payment for this case. (Obsolete) |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Waivered Services Vendor Payment | D88 | Computer will enter the monthly waivered services vendor payment. |
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS (CSHCN)
| ELIG | Medical Financial | CHSCN Total Income. | D92 | Computer will enter the amount of CSHCN total income for this case. |
| ******* | ******* | Percentage of Federal Poverty Guidelines | D95 | Computer will enter the percent of the federal poverty guideline that the net income on this represents. |
| ******* | ******* | Benefit Review/Renewal Action | D135 | Enter the appropriate code for the action taken on the Benefit Review/Renewal:
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| ******* | ******* | Benefit Report Date | D136 | Enter the date the Benefit Review Report (FSS-BR-1) was received in the county office. |
| ELIG | Medical Financial | Benefit Report Status | D137 | Computer Generated Field – the computer will set the Benefit Review Report Status based on the case record
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