Ohio Admin. Code 5160:1-1-01 - Medicaid: definitions
(A) This rule contains definitions generally
used in determining eligibility for medical assistance.
(B) Definitions.
(4)(6) "Assets" means all
income and resources of the individual and of the individual's spouse. This
includes any income or resources the individual or the individual's spouse is
entitled to, but does not receive, because of an action taken to avoid receipt
of the asset by:
(5)(7)
"Assignment" means an individual eligible for medical assistance has
transferred his or her right, or the rights of any other individual for whom he
or she can legally make an assignment, to collect and retain third-party and/or
medical support payments to ODM up to the amount of medical services paid under
the medicaid program.
(6)(8) "Authorized
representative" means a person, who is at least eighteen years
old
of age , or
a legal entity who stands in place of the individual. Actions or failures of an
authorized representative will be accepted as the action or failure of the
individual. If
When an individual has designated an authorized
representative, all references to "individual" in
regard to an
the individual's
responsibilities include the individual's
authorized representative in accordance with rule
5160-1-33
of the Administrative Code .
(7)(9) "Base eligibility"
means the individual meets all of the eligibility requirements for at least one
category of medical assistance described in Chapters
Chapter
5160:1-3, 5160:1-4, and
or 5160:1-5 of the Administrative Code.
(8)(10)
"Caretaker relative" means a relative of a dependent child by blood, adoption,
or marriage with whom the child is living, who assumes primary responsibility
for the child's care (as may, but is not required to, be indicated by claiming
the child as a tax dependent for federal income tax purposes), and who is one
of the following:
(9)(11) "Case record"
means electronic or paper documents and information used to determine,
or
redetermine, or renew an individual's eligibility
for medical assistance.
(10)(12) "Creditable
insurance" or "creditable coverage" means health insurance coverage as defined
in
42
U.S.C. 300gg-3(c) (as in
effect October 1, 2016
2021 ).
(11)(13) "Deduction" means
a verifiable amount the individual pays for an expense. Garnishments or liens
placed against earned or unearned income of an individual are not considered a
deduction, regardless of the reason for the garnishment or lien.
(12)(14)
"Denial" or "deny"
"Deny" or "denial" means a determination by the
administrative agency that an individual is not eligible for one or more
categories of medical assistance applied for by
the individual or on behalf of the individual by his or
her authorized representative .
(13)(15) "Dependent child"
means a person younger than age eighteen living with a parent or caretaker
relative.
(14)(17) "Disregard" means
the amount subtracted from gross, non-excluded income in the medical assistance
budget calculation .
(15)(18) "Early and
periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment" (EPSDT) means screening, vision,
dental, and hearing services, and such other
necessary health care, diagnostic services, treatment, and other measures
described in
42
U.S.C. 1396d (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ) to
correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions
discovered by the screening services, whether or not such services are covered
under the medicaid state plan. Healthchek is
Ohio's EPSDT program.
(16)(19) "Earned income"
means income in cash or in-kind received as payment for services performed as
an employee or as a self-employed individual. Earned income includes but is not
limited to wages, salary, or commissions from which state or federal income
taxes are paid or withheld.
(17)(20) "Electronic
equivalent" means an electronic version of an Ohio department of job family
services (ODJFS) or ODM form or application which has not been modified in any
way, other than format, prior to completion and submission of that form to
the administrative agency. The administrative agency is not required to accept
forms that are altered.
(18)(21) "Electronic
protected health information" (ePHI) means any protected health information
(PHI) that is maintained or transmitted in electronic form, regardless of the
format.
(19)(22) "Electronic
signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or
process attached to, or logically associated with, a record and executed or
adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record as defined
has the same meaning as in section
1306.01 of the
Revised Code.
(20)(25) "Erroneous
payment" means a medicaid reimbursement made for an individual who was
ineligible at the time services were received, regardless of the presence of
fraud or abuse.
(21)(26) "Excluded income"
means income that state or federal law prohibits from consideration in
determining eligibility for medical assistance.
(22)(27) "Fair market
value" means, unless otherwise stated, the going price, at the time of the transfer or contract of sale, for
which real or personal property can reasonably be expected to sell on the open
market, in the relevant geographic area.
The appraised value of real property is determined by
the county auditor and may be used to establish fair market
value.
(23)(28) "Family size"
means the number of persons counted as members of an individual's medicaid
household.
(24)(29) "Federal adoption
assistance" (AA) means the Title IV-E subsidy program as defined by the
Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (
Pub. L. No. 96-272) .
(25)(30) "Federal benefit
rate" (FBR) means the supplemental security income (SSI) current payment
standard published annually by the social security administration
(SSA) .
(26)(32) "Federal
means-tested public benefit" means a benefit in which eligibility for the
benefit or the amount of the benefit, or both, is determined on the basis of
income or resources of the individual seeking the benefit. Medicaid, cash
assistance, and food assistance are federal means-tested public benefits, but
certain other benefits listed in
8
U.S.C. 1613(c) (as in effect
October 1, 2016
2021 ) are not considered means-tested.
(27)(33)
"Federal poverty level" (FPL) means a measure of income
level determined annually by the
office of management and budget as required by 42
U.S.C. 9902(2) (as in effect October 1, 2016).
department of health and human services (HHS). The FPL is
designed to provide a baseline for determining financial eligibility for
federal programs and benefits.
(29)(34) "Good cause"
means circumstances that reasonably prevent an individual from cooperating with
the administrative agency in the eligibility determination process. Factors
relevant to good cause include, but are not limited to, natural disasters,
riots or civil unrest, death or serious illness of the individual or a member
of his/her immediate family, or the physical, mental, educational, or
linguistic limitations of the individual.
(30)(35) "Gross income"
means income prior to any deductions or disregards, with the exception of
self-employment gross countable income.
(31)(37)
"Immigrant" means a person who comes to the United States
(U.S.) with plans to live
here
in the
country permanently. This term includes, but is
not limited to,
refugees, asylees, parolees,
and other entrants regardless of whether residing in the United States
legally
an individual who is a refugee, asylee,
parolee, or other entrant regardless of whether he or she is residing in the
U.S. legally .
(32)(38) "Income" means
cash, in-kind income as defined in paragraph (B)(37)
(42) of this
rule, or something of value which is received, available, and attributable to
an individual. Income includes the receipt of any item which can be applied,
either directly or by sale or conversion, to meet the needs of an
individual.
(33)(39) "Income and
eligibility verification system" (IEVS) means the electronic system that shares
income and asset information among the social security administration (SSA),
internal revenue service (IRS), state wage information collection agency
(SWICA), agencies administering the state
unemployment compensation (UC) laws
benefits , and the administrative agency.
(34)(40)
"Individual" means a person applying for or receiving medical
assistance.
(35)(41) "Individually
identifiable health information" means information that is a subset of health
information that includes demographic information collected from an individual
and:
(37)(42) "In-kind income"
means any benefit received other than cash such as food, shelter, or something
that can be used to get food or shelter.
(38)(43)
"Institution for mental diseases" (IMD) means a hospital, nursing facility, or
other institution of more than sixteen beds which primarily provides diagnosis,
treatment, or care of persons with mental
diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services.
(39)(45) "Legal custodian"
means a person who has legal custody
rights to have physical care and control of a child ,
as defined in section
2151.011
of the Revised Code.
(40)(46) "Legal guardian"
means any guardian
person, association, or corporation appointed by a probate
court to exercise care and management of an individual, his or her estate, or
both , as defined in section
2111.01
of the Revised Code.
(41)(47) "Limited English
proficiency" (LEP) means the inability of any person or group of persons to
speak, read, write, or understand the English
language at a level that allows them to meaningfully communicate with the
administrative agency.
(42)(48) "Liquid resource"
means cash or property immediately convertible to cash.
(43)(49)
"Lump-sum" means a non-recurring payment received in a single amount, as
opposed to smaller payments over time. A lump-sum is
considered unearned income, unless otherwise excluded, in the month
received.
(44)(51) "Medicaid buy-in
for workers with disabilities" (MBIWD) as set forth in rule
5160:1-5-03
of the Administrative Code, is a category of medical assistance that enables
workers with disabilities to earn income and have resources, not to exceed the limits established by the state,
without the risk of losing health care coverage.
(45)(52) "Medicaid
eligibility fraud" means that an individual
knowingly:
an intentional deception or
misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the deception could
result in an unauthorized benefit to himself, herself, or some other person in
accordance with
42
C.F.R. 455.2 (as in effect October 1, 2021).
It includes any act that constitutes fraud under applicable federal or state
law.
(46)(53) "Medicaid
household" means a group of individuals, defined in relationship to one
specific medical assistance applicant or recipient, who impact the
applicant
applicant's
or recipient's family size,
or household income, or both .
(47)(54) "Medical
assistance" includes all programs administered by the state medicaid
administrative agency.
(48)(55) "Medical support"
means an order by a court to provide medical coverage.
(49)(56)
"Medical verification of pregnancy" means a written statement signed by a
licensed medical professional verifying pregnancy and includes the expected
date of delivery and, if more than one, the expected number of
fetuses.
(50)(57) "Minor child"
means a person younger than age eighteen.
(51)(58) "Modified
adjusted gross income" (MAGI or MAGI-based income) means the income methodology
used for determining medical assistance eligibility for children through age
eighteen, parents, caretaker relatives, pregnant women, and adults age nineteen
through sixty-four.
(52)(59) "Non-applicant"
means a person who is not seeking an eligibility determination for himself or
herself but is included in an applicant's or
recipient's medicaid household to determine eligibility for such
applicant or recipient .
(53)(61) "Non-cooperation"
or "failure to cooperate" means failure by an individual to present required
verifications
verification , or to explain why it is not possible to
present the verifications
verification , after being notified the verification
was required for eligibility determination.
(54)(62) "Non-excluded
income" means income (earned or unearned) that is used in the eligibility
determination for medical assistance.
(56)(63) "Outstationing"
means the federal requirement as described in
42
C.F.R. 435.904 (as in effect October 1,
2021) that administrative agencies provide opportunities for low-income
pregnant women and children to apply for medical assistance at locations other
than the local county department of job and family services.
(57)(64)
"Parent" means a natural, adoptive, or step-parent.
(58)(65) "Personal
property" means any property that is not real property,
as defined in paragraph (B)(74) of this rule . The term
Personal
property includes, but is not limited to, such things as cash, jewelry,
household goods, tools, life insurance policies, automobiles, and promissory
notes.
(59)(66) "Postpartum
period" means a span of at least sixty days,
beginning on the date a woman's pregnancy ends and ending on the last day of
the month in which the sixtieth day falls.
the
maximum permitted period of coverage as described in
42 U.S.C.
1396a(e) (as in effect
October 1, 2021).
(60)(67) "Pre-termination
review" (PTR) means a review of eligibility criteria completed prior to
any
each
termination
discontinuance of medical assistance, to determine
whether an individual is eligible for any other category of medical
assistance.
in
accordance with
42 C.F.R.
435.916(f)(1) (as in effect
October 1, 2021). Home and community-based services (HCBS), as defined in rule
5160:1-6-01.1 of the Administrative Code, the specialized recovery services
(SRS) program described in rule
5160:1-5-07
of the Administrative Code, or both will be explored as part of the PTR process
when:
(61)(68)
"Private child placing agency" (PCPA) means any association that is certified
to accept temporary, permanent, or legal custody of children and place the
children for foster care or adoption, as defined in rule
5101:2-1-01
of the Administrative Code.
(62)(69) "Protected health
information" (PHI) means individually identifiable health information that is
transmitted by electronic media, maintained in electronic media,
or transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium.
(63)(70)
"Public children services agency" (PCSA) means an entity that has assumed the
powers and duties of the children services function for a county, as defined in
rule
5101:2-1-01
of the Administrative Code.
(64)(71) "Public
institution" means an institution, as defined in
42 C.F.R.
435.1010 (as in effect October 1,
2021),
which
that is the responsibility of a governmental unit or
over which a governmental unit exercises administrative control,
such as a state or federal prison, local jail, detention facility, or other
penal setting
as defined in 42 C.F.R. 435.1010
(as in effect October 1, 2016). Public
institution does not include a medical institution, an intermediate care
facility, a publicly operated community residence that serves no more than
sixteen residents, or a child care institution.
(65)(72)
"Qualified entity" means the source of eligibility determinations for the
presumptive eligibility program and is limited to the following:
(c)(d) A local health
department, a special supplemental nutrition program
for women, infants, and children (WIC) clinic, or other entity as
designated by the director.
(66)(74) "Real property"
means land, including buildings or immovable objects, attached permanently to the land.
(67)(75)
"Refugee" means a person who flees his or her country due to persecution or a
well-founded fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality,
political opinion, or membership in a social group and is admitted to the
United States under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8
U.S.C. 1157 (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ).
(68)(77) "Renew" or
"renewal" means a review of eligibility factors
to determine whether the individual continues to meet all of the
eligibility requirements
criteria of the
a medical
assistance category. A renewal is performed annually.
or when information about
possible changes to an individual's eligibility is received by the
administrative agency.
(69)(78) "Reporting" means
notifying the administrative agency of any changes that may affect an
individual's eligibility for medical assistance. Reporting changes and
providing verifications is the responsibility of any individual, person, or
entity who has a legal or financial responsibility for, or who stands in the place of, an individual, including:
(70)(79) "Residence" means
the place the individual considers his or her established or principal home and
to which, if absent, he or she intends to return.
(71)(80) "Residential care
facility" (RCF) means a home that provides accommodations
either of
the following as described in section
3721.01
of the Revised Code.
:
(72)(81) "Resources" means
cash, funds held within a financial institution, investments, personal
property, and real property an individual and/or the individual's spouse has an
ownership interest in, has the legal ability to access in order to convert to
cash, and is not legally prohibited from using for support and
maintenance.
(73)(82) "Safeguarding"
means security measures taken to ensure that the information of individuals
applying for or receiving medical assistance is protected against unauthorized
inspection, disclosure, or use. Safeguarding also refers to the restriction on
the use of, or disclosure, of, individual
information including federal tax information and
returns (FTI), any protected health information (PHI), or other
confidential information used in the administration of the medicaid program
in accordance with rule
5160-1-32
of the Administrative Code .
(74)(83)
"Self-declaration"
"Self-attestation" or "self-declaration" means a
statement or statements
of factual information made by an
individual.
(75)(84) "Self-Employment
gross countable income" means the income from a business minus the expenses
directly related to producing the goods or services, and without which the
goods or services could not be produced.
(76)(85) "Spouse" means a
person who is legally married to another under Ohio law.
(77)(86)
"State adoption assistance" means the state-only adoption subsidy program as
described in rule
5101:2-44-03
of the Administrative Code.
(78)(88) "Support
Services" means non-medical services offered or provided by the administrative
agency to assist the individual and may include arranging or providing
transportation, making medical appointments, accompanying the individual to
medical appointments, and making referrals to community and other social
services to be coordinated with the individual's medicaid-contracting
contracted
managed care plan (MCP)
organization (MCO) , where applicable.
(79)(89)
"Suspend" or "suspended" means the temporary termination or discontinuance of
eligibility.
(80)(90) "Temporary
absence" means that an individual, who is otherwise
considered part of the family, is considered not to have changed
residence and intends to return.
(81)(91) "Terminate" or
"terminated" means a determination by the
administrative agency that an individual is no longer eligible, or has failed
to cooperate with verification of eligibility, for one or more categories of
assistance currently being received by that individual, resulting in a written
notice of the administrative agency's intention to discontinue coverage under
that category and providing notice of hearing rights as required by 42 C.F.R.
435.919 (as in effect October 1, 2016).
has the
same meaning as "discontinue" or "discontinuance" as defined in paragraph
(B)(16) of this rule.
(82)(92) "Unearned income"
means all income that is not earned income as defined in paragraph (B)(16)
(19) of this
rule.
(83)(93) "United States
(U.S.)" and "state(s)" mean all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia,
and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
Puerto Rico, Swain's Island, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
(84)(94) "United States
citizen or national" means any individual who is:
(85)(95) "Verification"
means a document, statement, electronic validation, or other
confirmation
type of information provided by an individual or by a
third party to confirm statements made by the individual
about
regarding any requirement for eligibility for medical
assistance. A verification document or written statement may be an original,
photocopy, facsimile (fax), or electronic version of the original, unless
otherwise stated.
(1) "Abuse" means any action by an individual
or entity that results in unnecessary costs to the medical assistance program
in accordance with
42
C.F.R 455.2 (as in effect October 1,
2021) .
(2) "Administrative
agency" means the Ohio department of medicaid (ODM) and/or an agent of ODM
authorized to determine eligibility for a medical assistance program.
(3)
"Advance notice
of adverse action" means a written notice of the administrative agency's intent
to discontinue or suspend medical assistance, reduce the level of benefits or
covered services, or increase the amount of an individual's premium or patient
liability, sent no less than fifteen calendar days prior to the date of the
proposed action in accordance with rules
5101:6-2-04
and
5101:6-2-05
of the Administrative Code.
(4)
"Applicant" means
an individual who is seeking an eligibility determination for himself or
herself through an application submission or a transfer from another agency or
insurance affordability program in accordance with
42 C.F.R.
435.4 (as in effect October 1,
2021).
(5)
"Approve" or "approval" means a determination by the
administrative agency that an individual is eligible for one or more categories
of medical assistance applied for by the individual or on behalf of the
individual by his or her authorized representative.
(3) "Alien emergency medical
assistance" (AEMA) as established in rule
5160:1-5-06
of the Administrative Code, means treatment of an emergency medical condition
for certain individuals who do not meet the citizenship or satisfactory
immigration status requirements.
(a) The individual or the
individual's spouse; or
(b) A
person, including a court or administrative body, with legal authority to act
in place of, or on behalf of, the individual or the individual's spouse;
or
(c) Any person, including any
court or administrative body, acting at the direction, or upon the request,
of the individual or the individual's spouse.
(a) The child's father,
mother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, or
stepsister.
;
or
(b) The child's
grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece, including such
relatives with the prefix great, great-great, grand, or great-grand.
; or
(c) The child's first cousin or first cousin
once removed.
;
or
(d) The spouse of such
parent or relative, even after the marriage is terminated by death or
divorce.
(a) This
includes:
(i) A group health plan.
; or
(ii) Health insurance coverage.
; or
(iii) Medicare part A, as set forth in
42 U.S.C.
1395c to
1395i-5
(as in effect October 1, 2016
2021 ) or part B, as set forth in
42
U.S.C. 1395j to 1395w-4
1395w-6 (as in
effect October 1, 2016
2021 ).
; or
(iv)
Coverage under medicaid, as set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act,
other than coverage consisting solely of benefits under the pediatric vaccine
program set forth in
42 U.S.C.
1396s (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ).
; or
(v)
Armed forces health insurance as set forth in
10 U.S.C.
1071 to
1110b
(as in effect October 1, 2016
2021 ).
; or
(vi)
A medical care program of the Indian health service or of a tribal
organization.
;
or
(vii) A state health
benefits risk pool.
; or
(viii) A federal employee health plan offered
under 5 U.S.C. 8901 to
8992 (as
in effect October 1, 2016
2021 ).
; or
(ix)
A public health plan.
; or
(x) A
peace corps volunteer health benefit plan under section
22 U.S.C.
2504 (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ).
(b) Creditable insurance does not include:
(i) Coverage only for accident,
or disability income insurance.
; or
(ii)
Liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile
liability insurance, or coverage issued as a supplement to liability
insurance.
;
or
(iii) Workers'
compensation or similar insurance.
; or
(iv)
Automobile medical payment insurance.
; or
(v)
Credit-only insurance.
which pays off existing
debts in the event of death, disability, or unemployment; or
(vi) Coverage for employment
on-site
onsite medical
clinics.
;
or
(vii) Other similar
insurance coverage under which benefits for medical care are secondary or
incidental to other insurance benefits.
; or
(viii) Limited-scope dental or vision
benefits.
;
or
(ix) Benefits for
long-term care, nursing home
facility care, home health care, or
community-based care.
; or
(x)
Coverage only for a specified disease or illness.
; or
(xi) Hospital indemnity or other fixed
indemnity insurance, if purchased separately.
; or
(xii) Medicare supplemental health insurance
as defined under
42
U.S.C. 1395ss (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ),
coverage supplemental to the coverage provided to military or former military
personnel under
10 U.S.C.
1071 to
1110b
(as in effect October 1, 2016
2021 ), and similar supplemental coverage provided to
coverage under a group health plan.
; or
(xiii)
Coverage
through a medical cost-sharing program, including a health care cost-sharing
ministry.
(16)
"Discontinue" or "discontinuance" means a determination
by the administrative agency that an individual is no longer eligible, or has
failed to cooperate with verification of eligibility, for one or more
categories of medical assistance currently being received by that individual,
resulting in a written notice of the administrative agency's intention to end
coverage under that category and providing notice of hearing rights in
accordance with
42
C.F.R. 435.917 (as in effect October 1,
2021).
(23)
"Encumbrance" means a claim, lien, charge, or liability
attached to and binding on an identified piece of real or personal
property.
(24)
"Equity value" means the fair market value of a
resource minus any encumbrance.
(31)
"Federal foster
care maintenance" (FCM) means the Title IV-E program, as described in rule
5101:2-47-01
of the Administrative Code.
(28) "Foster care maintenance" (FCM)
means Ohio's Title IV-E foster care maintenance program, as described in rule
5101:2-47-01
of the Administrative Code.
(36)
"Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" (HIPAA) means a federal
law to protect patient privacy, to protect security of electronic medical
records, to prescribe methods and formats for exchange of electronic medical
information, and to uniformly identify providers.
(a) Is created or received by a health
care provider, health plan, employer, or health
care clearinghouse; and
(b) Relates
to the past, present, or future physical condition or mental health condition
of an individual, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past,
present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual
and either:
(i) Identifies the individual;
or
(ii) There is a reasonable basis
to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.
(36) "Initial processing" means
taking applications for medical assistance, assisting applicants in completing
the application, providing information and referrals, obtaining required
documentation needed to complete processing of the application, and assuring
completeness of the information contained on the application. Initial
processing does not include evaluating the information on the application and
supporting documentation, or making a determination of
eligibility.
(a) A facility is an IMD, whether or not it
is licensed as such, if it is operated primarily for the care and treatment of
individuals with mental diseases.
(b) An institution for persons with cognitive
impairments or other developmental disabilities is not an IMD.
(44)
"Lawfully residing" means a qualified non-citizen
immigration status granted to an individual allowing him or her to live and/or
work in the United States.
(50)
"Managed care organization" (MCO) has the same meaning
as in rule
5160-26-01
of the Administrative Code.
(a) Made or caused to be made a
false or misleading statement; or
(b) Concealed an interest in
property or failed to disclose certain transfers of property.
(60)
"Non-citizen
emergency medical assistance" (NCEMA) as established in rule
5160:1-5-06
of the Administrative Code, means time-limited coverage of an emergency medical
condition for certain individuals who do not meet the citizenship or
satisfactory immigration status requirements.
(55) "Ohio works first (OWF)
sanction" means that a member of an OWF assistance group has become ineligible
for OWF payments for at least six months, as a result of his or her own
failure, without good cause, to comply in full with a provision of a
self-sufficiency contract related to work activities.
(a)
The
individual or his or her authorized representative has requested HCBS or SRS;
or
(b)
The individual's case record contains information
indicating that he or she may be eligible for or in need of HCBS or SRS.
Receipt of SSI, social security disability insurance (SSDI), or any other
income type resulting from an individual's disability is not sufficient, by
itself, to demonstrate potential eligibility for or need of HCBS or SRS. There
must be additional factors in the case record that indicate the individual's
potential eligibility for or need of HCBS or SRS.
(a) A county department of job and family
services (CDJFS); or
(b) A
hospital, the Ohio department of rehabilitation and
correction (DRC), or the Ohio department of
youth services (DYS), a federally qualified health
center (FQHC) or a FQHC look-alike, that meet the requirements described in
Chapter 5160-28 of the Administrative Code; or
(c)
A federally
qualified health center (FQHC) or an FQHC look-alike that meets the
requirements described in Chapter 5160-28 of the Administrative Code;
or
(73)
"Recipient"
means an individual who has been determined eligible and is currently receiving
medical assistance in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435 (as in effect October 1,
2021).
(76)
"Redetermination" means acting upon new or changed
information received after an individual's eligibility has been determined but
prior to the regularly scheduled annual renewal.
(a)
The
administrative agency shall only redetermine eligibility using the new or
changed information. All other factors of eligibility not affected by the new
or changed information are presumed unchanged.
(b)
The original
renewal date is not changed when eligibility has been redetermined, unless the
administrative agency has sufficient information regarding all eligibility
factors to renew eligibility without requesting additional information from the
individual.
(a) The individual; and
(b)
The individual's spouse, including a community spouse; and
(c)
The individual's parent, legal custodian, legal guardian, or caretaker
relative; and
(d) The individual's
authorized representative.
(a)
Accommodations for seventeen or more unrelated
individuals and supervision and personal care services for three or more of
those individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age
or physical or mental impairment; or
(b)
Accommodations
for three or more unrelated individuals, supervision and personal care services
for at least three of those individuals who are dependent on the services of
others by reason of age or physical or mental impairment, and, to at least one
of those individuals, any of the skilled nursing care authorized by section
3721.011 of
the Revised Code.
(a)
If
When the
individual has filed taxes for the previous year, use all tax forms that were
filed with the internal revenue service (IRS) to
determine his or her self-employment gross countable income .
(b)
If
When the individual
has not filed taxes for the previous year, the following may be used
to determine his or her self-employment gross countable
income :
(i) Business records including
receipts for the costs of doing business; or
(ii) Estimate of anticipated income and
expenses.
(87)
"State foster care maintenance" means an entitlement
for financial assistance for state-only foster care services as described in
Chapter 5101:2-7 of the Administrative Code.
(a) An
individual is considered to be temporarily absent with no time limit when all
of the following conditions are met:
(i) The
location of the absent individual is known; and
(ii)
There is a definite plan for the return of the absent individual to the
family's place of residence; and
(iii) The absent individual
shared the place of
lived in the residence with
the family immediately prior to the absence, except for individuals
described in paragraph (C)(1)(h) of rule
5160:1-4-02
of the Administrative Code.
(b) Child(ren) removed by the PCSA are
considered temporarily absent as long as the reunification requirements
specified in the reunification plan are met.
(c) Individuals who are confined, as
described in rule
5160:1-1-03
of the Administrative Code, are not temporarily absent.
(a) A citizen or national through birth or
collective naturalization as set forth in 8 U.S.C. Chapter 12, Subchapter
Ill
III , Part
I (as in effect October 1, 2016
2021 ); or
(b) A naturalized citizen or national as set
forth in 8 U.S.C. Chapter 12, Subchapter III, Part II (as in effect October 1,
2016
2021 ).
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5163.02, 5162.031
Rule Amplifies: 5163.02, 5162.031
Prior Effective Dates: 09/03/1971, 09/03/1977, 10/26/1978, 05/01/1979, 09/21/1979, 02/21/1980, 07/03/1980, 07/01/1982, 12/01/1982, 10/14/1983 (Temp.), 12/22/1983, 02/15/1985 (Emer.), 03/12/1985, 06/10/1985, 08/01/1986 (Emer.), 10/03/1986, 07/01/1987 (Emer.), 08/03/1987, 10/01/2002, 10/01/2009, 07/17/2011, 01/09/2012, 10/01/2013, 01/01/2014, 01/01/2016, 03/01/2017, 09/01/2017
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 11, 2022
(A) This rule contains definitions generally used in determining eligibility for medical assistance.
(B) Definitions. (4)(6) "Assets" means all income and resources of the individual and of the individual's spouse. This includes any income or resources the individual or the individual's spouse is entitled to, but does not receive, because of an action taken to avoid receipt of the asset by: (5)(7) "Assignment" means an individual eligible for medical assistance has transferred his or her right, or the rights of any other individual for whom he or she can legally make an assignment, to collect and retain third-party and/or medical support payments to ODM up to the amount of medical services paid under the medicaid program. (6)(8) "Authorized representative" means a person, who is at least eighteen years old of age , or a legal entity who stands in place of the individual. Actions or failures of an authorized representative will be accepted as the action or failure of the individual. If When an individual has designated an authorized representative, all references to "individual" in regard to an the individual's responsibilities include the individual's authorized representative in accordance with rule 5160-1-33 of the Administrative Code . (7)(9) "Base eligibility" means the individual meets all of the eligibility requirements for at least one category of medical assistance described in Chapters Chapter 5160:1-3, 5160:1-4, and or 5160:1-5 of the Administrative Code. (8)(10) "Caretaker relative" means a relative of a dependent child by blood, adoption, or marriage with whom the child is living, who assumes primary responsibility for the child's care (as may, but is not required to, be indicated by claiming the child as a tax dependent for federal income tax purposes), and who is one of the following: (9)(11) "Case record" means electronic or paper documents and information used to determine, or redetermine, or renew an individual's eligibility for medical assistance. (10)(12) "Creditable insurance" or "creditable coverage" means health insurance coverage as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300gg-3(c) (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). (11)(13) "Deduction" means a verifiable amount the individual pays for an expense. Garnishments or liens placed against earned or unearned income of an individual are not considered a deduction, regardless of the reason for the garnishment or lien. (12)(14) "Denial" or "deny" "Deny" or "denial" means a determination by the administrative agency that an individual is not eligible for one or more categories of medical assistance applied for by the individual or on behalf of the individual by his or her authorized representative . (13)(15) "Dependent child" means a person younger than age eighteen living with a parent or caretaker relative. (14)(17) "Disregard" means the amount subtracted from gross, non-excluded income in the medical assistance budget calculation . (15)(18) "Early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment" (EPSDT) means screening, vision, dental, and hearing services, and such other necessary health care, diagnostic services, treatment, and other measures described in 42 U.S.C. 1396d (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ) to correct or ameliorate defects and physical and mental illnesses and conditions discovered by the screening services, whether or not such services are covered under the medicaid state plan. Healthchek is Ohio's EPSDT program. (16)(19) "Earned income" means income in cash or in-kind received as payment for services performed as an employee or as a self-employed individual. Earned income includes but is not limited to wages, salary, or commissions from which state or federal income taxes are paid or withheld. (17)(20) "Electronic equivalent" means an electronic version of an Ohio department of job family services (ODJFS) or ODM form or application which has not been modified in any way, other than format, prior to completion and submission of that form to the administrative agency. The administrative agency is not required to accept forms that are altered. (18)(21) "Electronic protected health information" (ePHI) means any protected health information (PHI) that is maintained or transmitted in electronic form, regardless of the format. (19)(22) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or logically associated with, a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record as defined has the same meaning as in section 1306.01 of the Revised Code. (20)(25) "Erroneous payment" means a medicaid reimbursement made for an individual who was ineligible at the time services were received, regardless of the presence of fraud or abuse. (21)(26) "Excluded income" means income that state or federal law prohibits from consideration in determining eligibility for medical assistance. (22)(27) "Fair market value" means, unless otherwise stated, the going price, at the time of the transfer or contract of sale, for which real or personal property can reasonably be expected to sell on the open market, in the relevant geographic area. The appraised value of real property is determined by the county auditor and may be used to establish fair market value. (23)(28) "Family size" means the number of persons counted as members of an individual's medicaid household. (24)(29) "Federal adoption assistance" (AA) means the Title IV-E subsidy program as defined by the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 ( Pub. L. No. 96-272) . (25)(30) "Federal benefit rate" (FBR) means the supplemental security income (SSI) current payment standard published annually by the social security administration (SSA) . (26)(32) "Federal means-tested public benefit" means a benefit in which eligibility for the benefit or the amount of the benefit, or both, is determined on the basis of income or resources of the individual seeking the benefit. Medicaid, cash assistance, and food assistance are federal means-tested public benefits, but certain other benefits listed in 8 U.S.C. 1613(c) (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ) are not considered means-tested. (27)(33) "Federal poverty level" (FPL) means a measure of income level determined annually by the office of management and budget as required by 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) (as in effect October 1, 2016). department of health and human services (HHS). The FPL is designed to provide a baseline for determining financial eligibility for federal programs and benefits. (29)(34) "Good cause" means circumstances that reasonably prevent an individual from cooperating with the administrative agency in the eligibility determination process. Factors relevant to good cause include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, riots or civil unrest, death or serious illness of the individual or a member of his/her immediate family, or the physical, mental, educational, or linguistic limitations of the individual. (30)(35) "Gross income" means income prior to any deductions or disregards, with the exception of self-employment gross countable income. (31)(37) "Immigrant" means a person who comes to the United States (U.S.) with plans to live here in the country permanently. This term includes, but is not limited to, refugees, asylees, parolees, and other entrants regardless of whether residing in the United States legally an individual who is a refugee, asylee, parolee, or other entrant regardless of whether he or she is residing in the U.S. legally . (32)(38) "Income" means cash, in-kind income as defined in paragraph (B)(37) (42) of this rule, or something of value which is received, available, and attributable to an individual. Income includes the receipt of any item which can be applied, either directly or by sale or conversion, to meet the needs of an individual. (33)(39) "Income and eligibility verification system" (IEVS) means the electronic system that shares income and asset information among the social security administration (SSA), internal revenue service (IRS), state wage information collection agency (SWICA), agencies administering the state unemployment compensation (UC) laws benefits , and the administrative agency. (34)(40) "Individual" means a person applying for or receiving medical assistance. (35)(41) "Individually identifiable health information" means information that is a subset of health information that includes demographic information collected from an individual and: (37)(42) "In-kind income" means any benefit received other than cash such as food, shelter, or something that can be used to get food or shelter. (38)(43) "Institution for mental diseases" (IMD) means a hospital, nursing facility, or other institution of more than sixteen beds which primarily provides diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. (39)(45) "Legal custodian" means a person who has legal custody rights to have physical care and control of a child , as defined in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (40)(46) "Legal guardian" means any guardian person, association, or corporation appointed by a probate court to exercise care and management of an individual, his or her estate, or both , as defined in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code. (41)(47) "Limited English proficiency" (LEP) means the inability of any person or group of persons to speak, read, write, or understand the English language at a level that allows them to meaningfully communicate with the administrative agency. (42)(48) "Liquid resource" means cash or property immediately convertible to cash. (43)(49) "Lump-sum" means a non-recurring payment received in a single amount, as opposed to smaller payments over time. A lump-sum is considered unearned income, unless otherwise excluded, in the month received. (44)(51) "Medicaid buy-in for workers with disabilities" (MBIWD) as set forth in rule 5160:1-5-03 of the Administrative Code, is a category of medical assistance that enables workers with disabilities to earn income and have resources, not to exceed the limits established by the state, without the risk of losing health care coverage. (45)(52) "Medicaid eligibility fraud" means that an individual knowingly: an intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the deception could result in an unauthorized benefit to himself, herself, or some other person in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 455.2 (as in effect October 1, 2021). It includes any act that constitutes fraud under applicable federal or state law. (46)(53) "Medicaid household" means a group of individuals, defined in relationship to one specific medical assistance applicant or recipient, who impact the applicant applicant's or recipient's family size, or household income, or both . (47)(54) "Medical assistance" includes all programs administered by the state medicaid administrative agency. (48)(55) "Medical support" means an order by a court to provide medical coverage. (49)(56) "Medical verification of pregnancy" means a written statement signed by a licensed medical professional verifying pregnancy and includes the expected date of delivery and, if more than one, the expected number of fetuses. (50)(57) "Minor child" means a person younger than age eighteen. (51)(58) "Modified adjusted gross income" (MAGI or MAGI-based income) means the income methodology used for determining medical assistance eligibility for children through age eighteen, parents, caretaker relatives, pregnant women, and adults age nineteen through sixty-four. (52)(59) "Non-applicant" means a person who is not seeking an eligibility determination for himself or herself but is included in an applicant's or recipient's medicaid household to determine eligibility for such applicant or recipient . (53)(61) "Non-cooperation" or "failure to cooperate" means failure by an individual to present required verifications verification , or to explain why it is not possible to present the verifications verification , after being notified the verification was required for eligibility determination. (54)(62) "Non-excluded income" means income (earned or unearned) that is used in the eligibility determination for medical assistance. (56)(63) "Outstationing" means the federal requirement as described in 42 C.F.R. 435.904 (as in effect October 1, 2021) that administrative agencies provide opportunities for low-income pregnant women and children to apply for medical assistance at locations other than the local county department of job and family services. (57)(64) "Parent" means a natural, adoptive, or step-parent. (58)(65) "Personal property" means any property that is not real property, as defined in paragraph (B)(74) of this rule . The term Personal property includes, but is not limited to, such things as cash, jewelry, household goods, tools, life insurance policies, automobiles, and promissory notes. (59)(66) "Postpartum period" means a span of at least sixty days, beginning on the date a woman's pregnancy ends and ending on the last day of the month in which the sixtieth day falls. the maximum permitted period of coverage as described in 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e) (as in effect October 1, 2021). (60)(67) "Pre-termination review" (PTR) means a review of eligibility criteria completed prior to any each termination discontinuance of medical assistance, to determine whether an individual is eligible for any other category of medical assistance. in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435.916(f)(1) (as in effect October 1, 2021). Home and community-based services (HCBS), as defined in rule 5160:1-6-01.1 of the Administrative Code, the specialized recovery services (SRS) program described in rule 5160:1-5-07 of the Administrative Code, or both will be explored as part of the PTR process when: (61)(68) "Private child placing agency" (PCPA) means any association that is certified to accept temporary, permanent, or legal custody of children and place the children for foster care or adoption, as defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (62)(69) "Protected health information" (PHI) means individually identifiable health information that is transmitted by electronic media, maintained in electronic media, or transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium. (63)(70) "Public children services agency" (PCSA) means an entity that has assumed the powers and duties of the children services function for a county, as defined in rule 5101:2-1-01 of the Administrative Code. (64)(71) "Public institution" means an institution, as defined in 42 C.F.R. 435.1010 (as in effect October 1, 2021), which that is the responsibility of a governmental unit or over which a governmental unit exercises administrative control, such as a state or federal prison, local jail, detention facility, or other penal setting as defined in 42 C.F.R. 435.1010 (as in effect October 1, 2016). Public institution does not include a medical institution, an intermediate care facility, a publicly operated community residence that serves no more than sixteen residents, or a child care institution. (65)(72) "Qualified entity" means the source of eligibility determinations for the presumptive eligibility program and is limited to the following: (c)(d) A local health department, a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) clinic, or other entity as designated by the director. (66)(74) "Real property" means land, including buildings or immovable objects, attached permanently to the land. (67)(75) "Refugee" means a person who flees his or her country due to persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a social group and is admitted to the United States under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1157 (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). (68)(77) "Renew" or "renewal" means a review of eligibility factors to determine whether the individual continues to meet all of the eligibility requirements criteria of the a medical assistance category. A renewal is performed annually. or when information about possible changes to an individual's eligibility is received by the administrative agency. (69)(78) "Reporting" means notifying the administrative agency of any changes that may affect an individual's eligibility for medical assistance. Reporting changes and providing verifications is the responsibility of any individual, person, or entity who has a legal or financial responsibility for, or who stands in the place of, an individual, including: (70)(79) "Residence" means the place the individual considers his or her established or principal home and to which, if absent, he or she intends to return. (71)(80) "Residential care facility" (RCF) means a home that provides accommodations either of the following as described in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. : (72)(81) "Resources" means cash, funds held within a financial institution, investments, personal property, and real property an individual and/or the individual's spouse has an ownership interest in, has the legal ability to access in order to convert to cash, and is not legally prohibited from using for support and maintenance. (73)(82) "Safeguarding" means security measures taken to ensure that the information of individuals applying for or receiving medical assistance is protected against unauthorized inspection, disclosure, or use. Safeguarding also refers to the restriction on the use of, or disclosure, of, individual information including federal tax information and returns (FTI), any protected health information (PHI), or other confidential information used in the administration of the medicaid program in accordance with rule 5160-1-32 of the Administrative Code . (74)(83) "Self-declaration" "Self-attestation" or "self-declaration" means a statement or statements of factual information made by an individual. (75)(84) "Self-Employment gross countable income" means the income from a business minus the expenses directly related to producing the goods or services, and without which the goods or services could not be produced. (76)(85) "Spouse" means a person who is legally married to another under Ohio law. (77)(86) "State adoption assistance" means the state-only adoption subsidy program as described in rule 5101:2-44-03 of the Administrative Code. (78)(88) "Support Services" means non-medical services offered or provided by the administrative agency to assist the individual and may include arranging or providing transportation, making medical appointments, accompanying the individual to medical appointments, and making referrals to community and other social services to be coordinated with the individual's medicaid-contracting contracted managed care plan (MCP) organization (MCO) , where applicable. (79)(89) "Suspend" or "suspended" means the temporary termination or discontinuance of eligibility. (80)(90) "Temporary absence" means that an individual, who is otherwise considered part of the family, is considered not to have changed residence and intends to return. (81)(91) "Terminate" or "terminated" means a determination by the administrative agency that an individual is no longer eligible, or has failed to cooperate with verification of eligibility, for one or more categories of assistance currently being received by that individual, resulting in a written notice of the administrative agency's intention to discontinue coverage under that category and providing notice of hearing rights as required by 42 C.F.R. 435.919 (as in effect October 1, 2016). has the same meaning as "discontinue" or "discontinuance" as defined in paragraph (B)(16) of this rule. (82)(92) "Unearned income" means all income that is not earned income as defined in paragraph (B)(16) (19) of this rule. (83)(93) "United States (U.S.)" and "state(s)" mean all fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Swain's Island, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (84)(94) "United States citizen or national" means any individual who is: (85)(95) "Verification" means a document, statement, electronic validation, or other confirmation type of information provided by an individual or by a third party to confirm statements made by the individual about regarding any requirement for eligibility for medical assistance. A verification document or written statement may be an original, photocopy, facsimile (fax), or electronic version of the original, unless otherwise stated.
(1) "Abuse" means any action by an individual or entity that results in unnecessary costs to the medical assistance program in accordance with 42 C.F.R 455.2 (as in effect October 1, 2021) .
(2) "Administrative agency" means the Ohio department of medicaid (ODM) and/or an agent of ODM authorized to determine eligibility for a medical assistance program.
(3) "Advance notice of adverse action" means a written notice of the administrative agency's intent to discontinue or suspend medical assistance, reduce the level of benefits or covered services, or increase the amount of an individual's premium or patient liability, sent no less than fifteen calendar days prior to the date of the proposed action in accordance with rules 5101:6-2-04 and 5101:6-2-05 of the Administrative Code.
(4) "Applicant" means an individual who is seeking an eligibility determination for himself or herself through an application submission or a transfer from another agency or insurance affordability program in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435.4 (as in effect October 1, 2021).
(5) "Approve" or "approval" means a determination by the administrative agency that an individual is eligible for one or more categories of medical assistance applied for by the individual or on behalf of the individual by his or her authorized representative.
(3) "Alien emergency medical assistance" (AEMA) as established in rule 5160:1-5-06 of the Administrative Code, means treatment of an emergency medical condition for certain individuals who do not meet the citizenship or satisfactory immigration status requirements.
(a) The individual or the individual's spouse; or
(b) A person, including a court or administrative body, with legal authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, the individual or the individual's spouse; or
(c) Any person, including any court or administrative body, acting at the direction, or upon the request, of the individual or the individual's spouse.
(a) The child's father, mother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, or stepsister. ; or
(b) The child's grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece, including such relatives with the prefix great, great-great, grand, or great-grand. ; or
(c) The child's first cousin or first cousin once removed. ; or
(d) The spouse of such parent or relative, even after the marriage is terminated by death or divorce.
(a) This includes:
(i) A group health plan. ; or
(ii) Health insurance coverage. ; or
(iii) Medicare part A, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1395c to 1395i-5 (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ) or part B, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1395j to 1395w-4 1395w-6 (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). ; or
(iv) Coverage under medicaid, as set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act, other than coverage consisting solely of benefits under the pediatric vaccine program set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1396s (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). ; or
(v) Armed forces health insurance as set forth in 10 U.S.C. 1071 to 1110b (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). ; or
(vi) A medical care program of the Indian health service or of a tribal organization. ; or
(vii) A state health benefits risk pool. ; or
(viii) A federal employee health plan offered under 5 U.S.C. 8901 to 8992 (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ). ; or
(ix) A public health plan. ; or
(x) A peace corps volunteer health benefit plan under section 22 U.S.C. 2504 (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ).
(b) Creditable insurance does not include:
(i) Coverage only for accident, or disability income insurance. ; or
(ii) Liability insurance, including general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance, or coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance. ; or
(iii) Workers' compensation or similar insurance. ; or
(iv) Automobile medical payment insurance. ; or
(v) Credit-only insurance. which pays off existing debts in the event of death, disability, or unemployment; or
(vi) Coverage for employment on-site onsite medical clinics. ; or
(vii) Other similar insurance coverage under which benefits for medical care are secondary or incidental to other insurance benefits. ; or
(viii) Limited-scope dental or vision benefits. ; or
(ix) Benefits for long-term care, nursing home facility care, home health care, or community-based care. ; or
(x) Coverage only for a specified disease or illness. ; or
(xi) Hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance, if purchased separately. ; or
(xii) Medicare supplemental health insurance as defined under 42 U.S.C. 1395ss (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ), coverage supplemental to the coverage provided to military or former military personnel under 10 U.S.C. 1071 to 1110b (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ), and similar supplemental coverage provided to coverage under a group health plan. ; or
(xiii) Coverage through a medical cost-sharing program, including a health care cost-sharing ministry.
(16) "Discontinue" or "discontinuance" means a determination by the administrative agency that an individual is no longer eligible, or has failed to cooperate with verification of eligibility, for one or more categories of medical assistance currently being received by that individual, resulting in a written notice of the administrative agency's intention to end coverage under that category and providing notice of hearing rights in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435.917 (as in effect October 1, 2021).
(23) "Encumbrance" means a claim, lien, charge, or liability attached to and binding on an identified piece of real or personal property.
(24) "Equity value" means the fair market value of a resource minus any encumbrance.
(31) "Federal foster care maintenance" (FCM) means the Title IV-E program, as described in rule 5101:2-47-01 of the Administrative Code.
(28) "Foster care maintenance" (FCM) means Ohio's Title IV-E foster care maintenance program, as described in rule 5101:2-47-01 of the Administrative Code.
(36) "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" (HIPAA) means a federal law to protect patient privacy, to protect security of electronic medical records, to prescribe methods and formats for exchange of electronic medical information, and to uniformly identify providers.
(a) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse; and
(b) Relates to the past, present, or future physical condition or mental health condition of an individual, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual and either:
(i) Identifies the individual; or
(ii) There is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.
(36) "Initial processing" means taking applications for medical assistance, assisting applicants in completing the application, providing information and referrals, obtaining required documentation needed to complete processing of the application, and assuring completeness of the information contained on the application. Initial processing does not include evaluating the information on the application and supporting documentation, or making a determination of eligibility.
(a) A facility is an IMD, whether or not it is licensed as such, if it is operated primarily for the care and treatment of individuals with mental diseases.
(b) An institution for persons with cognitive impairments or other developmental disabilities is not an IMD.
(44) "Lawfully residing" means a qualified non-citizen immigration status granted to an individual allowing him or her to live and/or work in the United States.
(50) "Managed care organization" (MCO) has the same meaning as in rule 5160-26-01 of the Administrative Code.
(a) Made or caused to be made a false or misleading statement; or
(b) Concealed an interest in property or failed to disclose certain transfers of property.
(60) "Non-citizen emergency medical assistance" (NCEMA) as established in rule 5160:1-5-06 of the Administrative Code, means time-limited coverage of an emergency medical condition for certain individuals who do not meet the citizenship or satisfactory immigration status requirements.
(55) "Ohio works first (OWF) sanction" means that a member of an OWF assistance group has become ineligible for OWF payments for at least six months, as a result of his or her own failure, without good cause, to comply in full with a provision of a self-sufficiency contract related to work activities.
(a) The individual or his or her authorized representative has requested HCBS or SRS; or
(b) The individual's case record contains information indicating that he or she may be eligible for or in need of HCBS or SRS. Receipt of SSI, social security disability insurance (SSDI), or any other income type resulting from an individual's disability is not sufficient, by itself, to demonstrate potential eligibility for or need of HCBS or SRS. There must be additional factors in the case record that indicate the individual's potential eligibility for or need of HCBS or SRS.
(a) A county department of job and family services (CDJFS); or
(b) A hospital, the Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction (DRC), or the Ohio department of youth services (DYS), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) or a FQHC look-alike, that meet the requirements described in Chapter 5160-28 of the Administrative Code; or
(c) A federally qualified health center (FQHC) or an FQHC look-alike that meets the requirements described in Chapter 5160-28 of the Administrative Code; or
(73) "Recipient" means an individual who has been determined eligible and is currently receiving medical assistance in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435 (as in effect October 1, 2021).
(76) "Redetermination" means acting upon new or changed information received after an individual's eligibility has been determined but prior to the regularly scheduled annual renewal.
(a) The administrative agency shall only redetermine eligibility using the new or changed information. All other factors of eligibility not affected by the new or changed information are presumed unchanged.
(b) The original renewal date is not changed when eligibility has been redetermined, unless the administrative agency has sufficient information regarding all eligibility factors to renew eligibility without requesting additional information from the individual.
(a) The individual; and
(b) The individual's spouse, including a community spouse; and
(c) The individual's parent, legal custodian, legal guardian, or caretaker relative; and
(d) The individual's authorized representative.
(a) Accommodations for seventeen or more unrelated individuals and supervision and personal care services for three or more of those individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age or physical or mental impairment; or
(b) Accommodations for three or more unrelated individuals, supervision and personal care services for at least three of those individuals who are dependent on the services of others by reason of age or physical or mental impairment, and, to at least one of those individuals, any of the skilled nursing care authorized by section 3721.011 of the Revised Code.
(a) If When the individual has filed taxes for the previous year, use all tax forms that were filed with the internal revenue service (IRS) to determine his or her self-employment gross countable income .
(b) If When the individual has not filed taxes for the previous year, the following may be used to determine his or her self-employment gross countable income :
(i) Business records including receipts for the costs of doing business; or
(ii) Estimate of anticipated income and expenses.
(87) "State foster care maintenance" means an entitlement for financial assistance for state-only foster care services as described in Chapter 5101:2-7 of the Administrative Code.
(a) An individual is considered to be temporarily absent with no time limit when all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The location of the absent individual is known; and
(ii) There is a definite plan for the return of the absent individual to the family's place of residence; and
(iii) The absent individual shared the place of lived in the residence with the family immediately prior to the absence, except for individuals described in paragraph (C)(1)(h) of rule 5160:1-4-02 of the Administrative Code.
(b) Child(ren) removed by the PCSA are considered temporarily absent as long as the reunification requirements specified in the reunification plan are met.
(c) Individuals who are confined, as described in rule 5160:1-1-03 of the Administrative Code, are not temporarily absent.
(a) A citizen or national through birth or collective naturalization as set forth in 8 U.S.C. Chapter 12, Subchapter Ill III , Part I (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ); or
(b) A naturalized citizen or national as set forth in 8 U.S.C. Chapter 12, Subchapter III, Part II (as in effect October 1, 2016 2021 ).
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 5163.02, 5162.031
Rule Amplifies: 5163.02, 5162.031
Prior Effective Dates: 09/03/1971, 09/03/1977, 10/26/1978, 05/01/1979, 09/21/1979, 02/21/1980, 07/03/1980, 07/01/1982, 12/01/1982, 10/14/1983 (Temp.), 12/22/1983, 02/15/1985 (Emer.), 03/12/1985, 06/10/1985, 08/01/1986 (Emer.), 10/03/1986, 07/01/1987 (Emer.), 08/03/1987, 10/01/2002, 10/01/2009, 07/17/2011, 01/09/2012, 10/01/2013, 01/01/2014, 01/01/2016, 03/01/2017, 09/01/2017