Special Institutional Programs MEDS Functionality

Special Institutional Program MC coverage appears in the special segments in MEDS, allowing any current MC coverage to run concurrently in the primary segment (INQM).

The PGM data element in MEDS indicates the status of the coverage:

MEDS PGM indicators

C

Current

P

Pending

F

Future Pending

H

Historical

MCIEP MEDS Functionality

Full month eligibility for MCIEP is currently viewable through the Special Segment screens in MEDS (INQ1, INQ2, or INQ3). Partial month eligibility for MCIEP displays on the [INQV] MEDS screen.

Retroactive Eligibility/Eligibility Effective Date

For MCIEP, the effective begin date (EFF-DATE) should be the first date that the MCIEP eligibility begins. Individuals are eligible for MCIEP for 90 days before the date of application, if all other eligibility criteria are met.

Note: This policy differs from Retroactive MC which is for three months before the date of application.

MEDS Worker Alert

MEDS will issue the alert number 9572 at renewal for contradiction eligibility: ‘Conflicting Eligibility - Check for Eligibility Termination.

County Inmate Compassionate Release and Medical Probation MEDS

MEDS Worker Alert

Renewal Worker Alert number 9574 will generate when the end of the acceptable age range is approaching for a client who is 64 years and 10 months old.

MEDS Functionality

County Compassionate Release Program/County Medical Probation Program aid codes reside in the PAROLE special segment type in MEDSMEDS.

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Related Topics

Other Institutions

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