9555 - Exceeds 8 Month RMA/EMA or RCA/ECA Elig - NOA & App Required - Urgent

This alert is generated at Renewal to notify the EW that the client who is eligible under the RMA/EMA or RCA/ECA program has exhausted the eight months eligibility time limit.

MEDS will automatically terminate the client’s eligibility at the end of the renewal month. This includes RMA/EMA (Aid Code 02) and RCA/ECA (Aid Codes 01, 08, 0A).

Example: Renewal alert created on February 23; a TERM-DATE of March 31 will be posted on MEDS.

Action Required

• Action must be taken immediately to evaluate the client for other potential cash and/or Medi-Cal programs. Under no circumstances should refugee assistance be extended beyond the eight-month time period.
• A timely NOA must be issued when the client is discontinued from RMA/EMA or RCA/ECA.
• Review the case to determine if an overpayment has occurred for RCA/ECA received beyond the eight-month time limit.

Refer to the MC HB Chapter 29: Refugees/TCVAP, and the CW HB Chapter 53: Refugee Programs, for more information.

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