Case Processing-Medically Needy Only Referrals.

(a)

Provide all Title IV-D services to a Medically Needy Only recipient unless he/she notifies the local child support agency that only services related to medical support are wanted.

(b)

Establish paternity when appropriate.

(c)

Seek to obtain an order for a noncustodial parent to provide medical support for his/her child(ren) receiving benefits under the Medi-Cal program.

(d)

Enforce any existing valid medical support order for health insurance established for the child(ren) receiving benefits under the Medi-Cal program.

(e)

Forward payments from a noncustodial parent for medical support to the Department of Health Services, if a local child support agency is enforcing a medical support order specifying a dollar amount for medical support.

(f)

Provide written notification to the county welfare department and to the Department of Health Services, Third Party Liability Branch, within five days of discovering that a Medically Needy Only recipient received a medical support payment directly from a noncustodial parent, if the local child support agency is enforcing a medical support order specifying a dollar amount for medical purposes.

(g)

When a Medically Needy Only recipient is no longer eligible for assistance under the Medi-Cal program, a local child support agency shall continue to provide Title IV-D services, and notify the Medically Needy Only recipient in writing within five business days of receipt of the county welfare department's notification of ineligibility, that Title IV-D services shall be continued unless the local child support agency is notified in writing by the Medically Needy Only recipient that services should be discontinued. The notice shall inform the Medically Needy Only recipient of his/her rights and responsibilities of continuing to receive Title IV-D service, including available services and distribution policies.