441—80.5(249A) Authorization process.
	80.5(1) Identification cards. The department shall issue a Medical Assistance Eligibility Card to members for use in securing medical and health services available under the program except as provided in 441—Chapter 76.
	a. 	The department shall issue the Medical Assistance Eligibility Card:
	(1)	When the member’s eligibility is initially determined.
	(2)	Upon the member’s request for replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged card.
	b. 	The Medical Assistance Eligibility Card is valid only for months in which the member has established eligibility, as indicated on the department’s eligibility verification system (ELVS). Payment will be made for services provided to an ineligible person when ELVS indicates that the person was eligible for the period in which the service was provided.
	80.5(2) Third-party liability. Rescinded IAB 2/11/09, effective 3/18/09.
[ARC 7547B, IAB 2/11/09, effective 3/18/09; ARC 6851C, IAB 2/8/23, effective 4/1/23]