This change is only where to submit DRAFT trusts. It does not affect how to submit EXECUTED supplemental needs trusts and pooled trusts, which is to submit them to the Medicaid office processing the Medicaid case (Home Care Services Program if seeking or has home care or MLTC). See more about where to submit executed trusts at http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/44/.

Listing of contacts in Medicaid and Home Care Services Programs, intended for use by Hospitals, Authorized Client
Representatives, Providers, Certified Home Health Agencies (CHHA’s), Community Based Organizations
(CBO’s) and other entities

Income and Resource levels for Medicaid and other public health programs in NYS for 2001 - 2018. Includes Medicare Savings Programs, Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Spousal Impoverishment levels, MBI-WPD, etc.

NYC HRA Form MAPDR-01
2018 NYS Income and Resource Standards and Federal Poverty Levels (FPL)
Dated 12-28-2018 - YELLOW highlighted numbers are new for 2019. GREEN highlighted numbers are the 2018 Federal Poverty Levels for MAGI limits, MBI-WPD, MSP, etc. - which will be updated around April 2019.

Applicants for Medicaid in New York City can use this "APPLICANT/RECIPIENT DECLARATION CONCERNING THE LEGALLY
RESPONSIBLE RELATIVE’S INCOME/RESOURCES" forms to indicate the refusal of their legally responsible relative to make available their income or resources for the cost of necessary medical care and services, i.e. "spousal/parental refusal." Rev. 5/11/2018 to include language to request accommodation of disability in reading notice. NOTE: Use MAP2161 if applicant is indicating spouse's or parent's refusal and 2161a for refusing spouse or parent to indicate refusal. Can submit either form - don't need both. Both attached in same PDF.

Reminder to Submit Completed LDSS-1151 with work history to Approve Pooled Trust - for people age 65+. This Alert is unclear re whether must include history even if no work done in last 15 years. It says don't need to explain physical requirements of job unless done in last 15 years, but unclear if must still list jobs done more than 15 years ago.

The "Rosenberg" procedure is used when public assistance cash benefits are terminated, to allow the individual to recertify and maintain Medicaid without disruption if they are still eligible. See http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/85/. Initially this change applies to Singles and Childless Couples, and not to anyone in an MLTC plan or HARP plan. They will receive a letter from HRA telling them they must renew their Medicaid online on NYS of Health. The Alert includes the form letter.

NYC Medicaid alert announcing new Asset Verification System (AVS) that has been rolled out statewide, and started in NYC in January 2018 in Nursing Home applications only, not in Community Medicaid applications. This system applies only in "non-MAGI" cases, meaning for people age 65+, disabled, or blind. This is because MAGI cases (< 65 and not on Medicare) do not have any asset limit.

Directive elaborates on HRA policy first announced in a MICSA Alert July 26, 2017 (posted on this site) - which requires a Power of Attorney to include a Statutory Gift Rider, if used to establish a Supplemental Needs Trust. This new alert says HRA will defer Medicaid applications where SNT signed by a POA without authority to create and fund the trust. If applicant has capacity to execute a new POA with an SGR, Alert suggests this can be submitted. Full meaning of Alert is not clear.

See http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/185/