Questions about Authorization for Verification of Resources

If the parents are not waiving the first month of coverage, or they are requesting review for retroactive coverage, then they will be required to consent to an Authorization of Verification Resources.

If one parent signs the application, then the other will be required to sign the Authorization for Verification of Resources form or they can both sign the form.

No, the parents’ assets are not deemed to the child after the first month for the Children’s Choice Waiver. So the Authorization for Verification of Resources search will not be done on the parents after the first month.

A parent whose resources are subject to deeming is one who lives in the same household with the child and is the natural, adoptive or legal parent or is the legal spouse of the natural, adoptive or legal parent. If the parents do not live together, then the assets of the absent parent are not considered and a consent form is not needed from the absent parent. If the natural, adoptive, or legal parents live together with the child, their marital status does not matter. In this case, the resources of both parents are considered and an Authorixation for Verification of Resources form is needed.

When the child reaches 18, the agency will request consent for Authorization for Verification of Resources from the child.

The 18-year-old adult will need to sign an Authorization for Verification of Resources form, and complete any subsequent renewal forms.

Anyone who holds power of attorney can sign on behalf of the individual.