Montana Medicaid: What Documentation do I Need to Show I Meet Community Engagement Requirements or Have an Exclusion?

DPHHS carefully evaluated each category excluded from community engagement requirements and avoided reliance on self-declaration wherever possible, instead prioritizing available data sources and other forms of verification. Auditable self-declaration is limited to a few exclusion categories and permitted only when verification is not reasonably available or would create undue burden for highly vulnerable populations. Where auditable self-declaration is accepted, the department generally verifies the information at redetermination, using available data and other verification methods.

Category

Activity / Exclusion

Verification Documentation Accepted

Qualifying Activity

Employment (including in-kind and/or unpaid work)

Appendix A, Page 2 - Medicaid Community Engagement Reporting Log with:

·         Applicable verification (e.g. pay stubs)

Qualifying Activity

Community Service

Appendix A, Page 3 - Community Service / Apprenticeship / Internship/ GED Verification Form

Qualifying Activity

Workforce Training

Appendix A, Page 4 - Work Programs Participation Department of Labor and Industry Form

Qualifying Activity

Education

Appendix A, Page 2 - Medicaid Community Engagement Reporting Log with:

·         Applicable verification (e.g. copy of school schedule or transcript)

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

American Indians and Alaska Natives individuals

Appendix B, Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form, with one of the options below:

·         Enrollment number

·         Letter from IHS, or

·         Appendix B, Page 3 - General Exclusion Self-Declaration Form*

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Former foster care children

Appendix B, Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form and Appendix B, Page 3 - General Exclusion Self-Declaration Form* (DPHHS to verify with CFSD records)

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Inmate of a public institution

Appendix A, Page 2 - Medicaid Community Engagement Reporting Log with:

·         Facility documentation (e.g. jail or prison records)

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Medical condition or health needs that impact ability to work or do other community engagement activities (medically frail)

At Application: Appendix A, Page 2 - Medicaid Community Engagement Reporting Log, with one of the options below:

·         Provider documentation, or

·         Appendix B, Page 4 - Medical Condition or Health Needs that Impact Ability to Work or Do Other Community Engagement Activities – Self Declaration Form*

At Redetermination: Appendix A, Page 2 - Medicaid Community Engagement Reporting Log with:

·         Provider documentation (DPHHS to verify with future claims data)

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Individuals compliant with TANF work requirements and individuals in a SNAP household and subject to SNAP work requirements

N/A – DPHHS to verify using existing data

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Parent, guardian, caretaker relative, or family caregiver of a dependent child 13 years of age and under or an individual with a disability

Caregiver (dependent child under 14): Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form and Appendix B, Pages 5-6 - Caregiver Declaration Form*

Caregiver (disabled individual): Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form and Appendix B, Pages 5-6 - Caregiver Declaration Form* with:

·         Provider or facility documentation of the disability

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Participant in a drug or alcohol treatment or rehabilitation program

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Provider or facility documentation (e.g. enrollment or attendance letter)

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Pregnant or entitled to postpartum coverage

Appendix B, Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with one of the options below:

·         Provider documentation, or

·         Appendix B, Page 3 General Exclusion Self-Declaration Form*

Exclusion – Specified Excluded Individual

Veteran with a disability rated as total

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Statement from the VA showing disability rating of 100%

Exclusion – Mandatory Exception

Individual under the age of 19

N/A – Evaluated using existing data sources

Exclusion – Mandatory Exception

Individual entitled to or enrolled in Medicare benefits under Part A or Part B

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Letter from SSA or Medicare card

Exclusion – Mandatory Exception

Eligible for Medicaid for any other eligibility group

N/A – Evaluated using existing data sources

Exclusion – Mandatory Exception

Recently incarcerated in the last three months

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Facility documentation (e.g. jail or prison records)

Exclusion – Short-Term Hardship Mandatory Exception

 

Individual receiving inpatient or institutional services

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Provider or facility documentation

Exclusion – Short-Term Hardship Mandatory Exception

Living in a county with high unemployment and/or a disaster declaration

N/A – Evaluated using existing data sources

Exclusion – Short-Term Hardship Mandatory Exception

Applicable individual or dependent who must travel outside their community for an extended period to receive medical services necessary to treat a serious or complex medical condition

Appendix B – Page 2 - Community Engagement Exclusions Summary Form with:

·         Provider documentation

 

*Auditable Self Declaration Forms will be included in DPHHS’ community engagement reporting forms. They will require clients and applicants to declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of Montana, and under federal law that information provided is true, correct, and complete.