The computer will redial your number within a half hour. If you do not respond to the second call, an alarm goes off and the dispatcher will telephone whomever you have designated as contact people who have a key to your house or apartment.
No you will not be speaking with a live person. A pre-recorded message from the sheriff will play when you answer the phone.
At a time you designate, the computer will automatically dial your number and wait for an answer. When you pick up the telephone you will hear a brief message. Once you speak, the computer assumes you are okay and the call is completed.
The R.U.O.K. Program is when a computer located in the Sheriff's 911 Emergency Dispatch Center calls an elderly or home-bound individual of any age on a daily basis to ensure that they are okay.
The actual interview to file an application can take up to two hours. The Social Welfare Examiner has 45 days to make a decision on your application. It can take more time depending on the amount of information you provided and how soon you were able to provide it. It's always best to provide as much information as possible at the interview.
CASA stands for Community Alternative Systems Agency and is a department in the Department of Health & Human Services. It is staffed by registered nurses that can assess you or your family member and determine what level of care is best for you and if Medicaid can pay that level of care. A Social Welfare Examiner in the Medicaid Department determines your eligibility for Medicaid.
Medicaid can pay for hospital care, doctor, dentist, and prescription costs. It may also pay for health care aides in your home and nursing home costs. Medicaid can cover bills retroactive for the three months prior to your application if you were eligible in those months. In order for Medicaid to pay on any bills, your doctor or hospital must be an enrolled Medicaid provider. You should check with your doctor to see if he/she is a Medicaid provider.
You are given a period of time to gather any information needed after the interview is completed, usually two weeks. You can request an extension of time if you find you need it. In order for the examiner to be able to make an eligibility decision on your application as soon as possible, please try to bring as much information as possible to the interview.
Yes. You should complete and sign the application yourself, if you are able, but you can have someone represent you at the interview. Office for the aging may provide this service for this over 65. If you have named someone as your Power of Attorney, they should represent you.
You can request a copy of Documentation needed for an Interview for a complete listing. You should keep 3 years of records for all banks and financial institution accounts that you have including IRA'a, annuities, trusts, etc. Monthly statements are required for each account owned, whether still open or closed during the 36 month review period (question #9). Requesting
replacements of statements can be costly as banks have a fee for that service. If the application is not for nursing home level of care, only the current month's statement is needed for all resources.