23 MAC Pt. 101, R. 5.3
Timely Processing
Cite as 23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 101, R. 5.3
Timely Processing
A. Applications are approved or denied, and the applicant notified, within forty-five (45) days
from the date the application was filed.
B. The processing timeframe is ninety (90) days when a disability determination is required before
the eligibility determination can be completed. However, if a separate disability decision is not
required, the forty-five (45) day standard applies.
C. The applicable standard of promptness of forty-five (45) or ninety (90) days is applied to an
application from the date an application is filed to the date the notice of decision is issued to
the applicant. When there is a delay, the reason is documented in the record.
D. The applicable standard of promptness for applications filed with the Federally Facilitated
Marketplace (FFM) begins when the Account Transfer (AT) record is received by the Division
of Medicaid.