Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
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Boston, MA  02111
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	Eligibility Operations Memo 08-04
	March 1, 2008


TO:	MassHealth Eligibility Operations Staff

FROM:	Russ Kulp, Director, MassHealth Operations

RE:	Change to Automatic MAOA Conversion Process

Introduction
On November 15, 2007, MassHealth issued Eligibility Operations Memo 07-17, 
describing changes to the automatic Massachusetts Association of Older Americans 
(MAOA) process. These changes affected any MassHealth member who was terminated 
on category 02 (Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children) and 
converted to category 06 on PACES. 

EOM 07-17 included a list of action reasons that would no longer convert to a 
category 06 MAOA case on PACES. Included in the action reason (AR) list was AR 
38, voluntary withdrawal.

Change to Action Reason List
Effective February 29, 2008, MassHealth will convert, through the MAOA process, 
TAFDC members who terminate cash assistance with AR 38. This is to ensure that 
members who request voluntary withdrawal from cash assistance do not lose their 
MassHealth coverage until they are redetermined in accordance with the MAOA 
process or they request that MassHealth closes their MassHealth benefits.

Questions
If you have any questions about this memo, please have your MEC designee contact 
the Policy Hotline.