State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services

HISTORY

The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook. 

15-03 Version of 2.6 Filing Date

2.6.1 In Person/Mail/Fax

The filing date is the day a signed, valid application/registration form (F-10101 or F-10182) or registration form (F-10129) is received by the IMincome maintenance agency or the next business day if it is received after the agency's regularly scheduled business hours.

2.6.2 By Telephone

When a request for assistance is made by telephone, the filing date is set when a telephonic signature or signed application/registration form is received by the agency.

2.6.3 By ACCESS

The filing date on an ACCESS application is the date the application is electronically submitted.

2.6.4 Low Income Subsidy Program of Medicare Savings Programs

LISLow Income Subsidy of Medicare Part D. This is also called "Extra Help" by the SSA. It helps people with limited resources pay for a portion of Part D costs. data sent electronically to CARES from the SSASocial Security Administration. A federal agency which administers the SSI, OASDI, and Medicare programs. is considered a request for MSPMedicare Savings Programs. Assistance to help pay coinsurance, premiums, and deductibles for Medicare beneficiaries who are also one of these types of Medicaid recipients: QMB, SLMB, SLMB+, or QDWI. This has also been called "Medicare buyin," "buy in," or "Medicare Premium Assistance (MPA)." DHS is using the term "MSP" to refer to this type of assistance. and must be processed using the same processing guidelines that would be followed if a request for MSP was submitted directly by the applicantA person who has submitted a request for coverage for whom no decision has been made regarding eligibility.

Because the data sent by SSA is not sufficient to determine Medicaid or MSP eligibility, the data from the LIS application will be used to establish an RFARequest for Assistance in CARES. The contact date on the RFA is the date the LIS data was received by DHSDepartment of Health Services from SSA. The filing date for the MSP request is the filing date set by SSA for the LIS application.

A completed, timely application will have to be submitted by the applicant to the local agency in order to determine Medicaid and MSP eligibility for the person. If an application is not submitted within 30 days of the RFA contact date, the RFA will be automatically withdrawn and a notice generated.

2.6.5 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace

The filing date for applications received from the FFMFederally-Facilitated Marketplace is the date the application was submitted to the FFM.

This page last updated in Release Number: 15-03
Release Date: 11/24/2015
Effective Date: 11/24/2015

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The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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