If the family support division is unable to make a determination regarding Medicaid eligibility for a resident within sixty days of the submission of a completed application for medical assistance for nursing facility services, the patient shall be Medicaid eligible until the application is approved or denied. However, in no event shall benefits be construed to commence prior to the date of application.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.428
Medicaid eligibility presumed pending approval or denial of application, when
Known as the Omnibus Nursing Home Act
The act spans §§ 198–198 (146 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories; (L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.