9003 - Death Reported to MEDS - MEDS/CDB Eligibility Terminated - Urgent

This alert is generated whenever MEDS receives information indicating that the recipient is deceased. The death information comes from one of the following sources:

  • Medi-Cal Eligibility Branch (MEB)
  • Pickle status update
  • BIC returned by Post Office marked “Addressee Deceased”
  • SDX update with a deceased status code
  • Vital Statistics update.

Refer to DEATH-CD.

Note: TERM-REAS code “D0” will display for a returned IRS mail (Form 1095-B and/or a Notice for Requested Action (NFRA)) when the returned mail indicates a MC beneficiary is deceased.

Action Required

Verify whether the recipient is deceased and take the following action:

  • If deceased, enter the death information on the Decease Date field on the Individual Demographics Detail page to terminate eligibility in CalSAWS.
  •  If the recipient is not deceased, a referral must be made via a GadWIN ticket to the MEDS Coordinator so that the death code and date can be removed.

Related Topics

County Eligibility Worker Alerts: 9000 - 9999

9002 - Outstanding Overpayment Recovery - Action Required - Urgent

9004 - Active Medi-Cal Recipient - Deceased per SSA Buy-In - Priority Alert

9005 - Active Medi-Cal Recipient - Out-of-State Per SSA Buy-In - Priority Alert

9006 - QMB Eligible - Buy-In Rejected - No Part A Entitlement - Urgent

9008 - BIC Returned as Undeliverable - BIC Sent to New Address - Alert

9009 - BIC Returned - Undeliverable Address on MEDS - Urgent

9011 - IAR Intercept Request Initiated to SSA - Alert

9012 - IAR Status Update Received from SSA - Alert