Starting this month, DHCS will be sending counties new asset verification reports for screening specific Aged, Blind and Disabled Medi-Cal beneficiaries and applicants. After a three-month pilot, counties will use these reports to detect any unreported assets from non-SSI receiving ABD cases. The verification capacity will eventually be integrated into various statewide systems.
DHCS will start providing these reports for LTC annual redeterminations and will gradually expand to all ABD annual redeterminations by 2020. DHCS will generate verification reports two months prior to the end of a beneficiary’s redetermination month. These reports will contain liquid and non-liquid assets from various financial institutions during a lookback period of ten months. If a beneficiary refuses to respond to an asset-related inquiry, their case may be discontinued.
DHCS ACWDL 17-37 (December 12, 2017)