Income And Medical Expense Policy
"Thought for the Day: Don't cry over spilled milk; just wipe it up and move on. "Please answer the following questions. BE SURE TO CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
- 1.When are income and medical expenses reviewed?
- A.
Face to Face
- B.
Level 2 6 month home visit
- C.
Annual Reassessment
- D.
Event Based Visit
- E.
All of the above
- 2.If family members who live with client pay rent to the client every month, then it should be counted as income (there is no lease).
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Two sisters live together and are both enrolled in ESP. They deposit their social security checks into a shared checking account. The income should be counted separately and an attestation should be completed on each sister individually.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The client reports he purchased a stair lift last year but does not have a receipt. Without the stair lift expense client will have a 40% copay. It is acceptable to use this medical expense on the attestation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.A client lives with a spouse who IS NOT enrolled in ESP and a sister who IS enrolled in ESP. How many people need to be included on the attestation for this client?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
None of the above
- 6.What is the procedure for entering a client's income in Q when the client signed a waiver of income review?
- A.
Enter "9999" in the "other" box on the attestation.
- B.
Enter the complete amount in the appropriate category on the attestation that client verbally reports to you.
- C.
No information is entered on the detail screen.
- D.
Document that the client verbally agreed to 100% copay
- E.
A and D
- 7.What information needs to be entered into the income case note?
- A.
The type of income medical expenses reviewed and their sources
- B.
Verbal agreement to copay
- C.
Client signed attestation
- D.
The amount of savings client has in the bank
- E.
All of the above
- 8.It is acceptable to start services for a client who has just been discharged from the hospital and is in urgent need of services but has not had a chance to get the financial information together.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.It is okay to skip the medical expense review if the client is on Medicaid?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.A couple live together but are divorced. You count them as a couple since they live together and share the mortgage.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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