A. Eligibility determination will be made within thirty days of application, unless a thirty-day extension is agreed upon in writing by the head of household.
B. Eligibility will be denied on all applications which are not completed within thirty days, unless a thirty-day extension is agreed upon in writing by the head of household.
C. When all eligibility requirements have been met, the applicant will be approved for covered county medical services so long as those services are not available through another source. Eligibility shall be for a period of six months from the date of determination and may be approved up to a period of one year. Eligible resident undocumented aliens may be eligible for emergency services only for a period of time as defined by the AHCCCS Administration. The following information will be given in writing to an applicant determined eligible:
1. Effective date of eligibility;
2. Expiration date of eligibility;
3. Restrictions on eligibility;
4. The right of appeal.
D. When one or more criteria for eligibility is not met, eligibility for county-subsidized medical care will be denied. In cases of eligibility denial, the following written information shall be given to the applicant:
1. Reason(s) for denial, citing the basis for the denial;
2. Right to appeal this decision and how to appeal the denial.
E. An applicant may withdraw his/her eligibility application at any time.
1. A written voluntary withdrawal of application constitutes forfeiture of right to appeal on that application.
2. A verbal voluntary withdrawal of application will be accepted. Appeal rights will be granted in the case of a verbal withdrawal.
F. All eligibility applications, whether complete, incomplete or withdrawn, shall become the property of the department, regardless of the subsequent eligibility determination.
(Ord. 1993-95 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 1991-2 § 1 (part), 1991)