Busted.  During a privacy and security assessment, DHCS found that some CWDs provided the MEDS accounts to clinic staff for purposes other than administering the Medi-Cal Program. The county clinic staff were using the MEDS system to perform Medi-Cal eligibility verifications for provider billing purposes. This is not an appropriate use, and counties are to terminate access immediately. [Download]

Clarification of ACWDL 08-32, Notice of Action (NOA) Requirements. ACWDL 08-32 provided interim policies to eliminate multiple and confusing NOAs and required counties to take any measures possible to stop sending NOAs for every program for which the applicant/beneficiary has been evaluated for and does not qualify, and to instead, send a single NOA informing beneficiaries of the final result of the eligibility determination. This letter provides scenarios in which a single NOA may not provide adequate  notice. [Download]

This ACWDL provides information regarding the reinstatement of Craig v. Bontá eligibility for those potentially terminated in error, along with a NOA of reinstatement pending review. Counties are to evaluating MEDS generated Craig v. Bontá terminations to identify any improper terminations. The letter also discuss Craig remedial actions for improper terminations. [Download]