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Set the date which defines when clients will meet their Medicaid spend-down eligibility.

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  • A spend-down amount is similar to an insurance policy deductible. Service liability is distributed to guarantors that require Medicaid spend-down when the Medicaid spend-down met date for the month is reached.

File:myAvatar/myAvatar_PM_-_Practice_Management/Avatar_PM/060/020/0J0/note-3L.png Guarantors are required to use Medicaid Spend-Down when Yes is selected in the 'Does Guarantor Require Spend-Down' field on the Guarantors/Payors form.

Prerequisites:

  • The 'Enable Medicaid Spend-Down' registry setting must be set to 'Y.'

  1. In the Client ID field, enter the client name/ID or ID and click the search button. Select the client. The Previous Spend-Down Met Date field will display previous Medicaid spend-downs assigned to the client.

  2. In the Current Spend-Down Met field, enter the date the client met their Spend-Down eligibility amount.

  3. To remove the last spend-down met date, click the Remove Last Spend-Down Met Date button.

  4. Click the File button to record the current spend-down met date.

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