Authorize from Waiting List

Use this procedure to remove a family from the waiting list and initiate the Authorization process.

Process Steps:

 

Before authorizing a family from the waiting list, complete the following:

  1. Proceed to Review / Update Household Information to begin the application intake process if it has not yet been completed for the case. Only children certified as eligible can be authorized from the waiting list.

When updating the Intake/Data Collection pages, update the effective date on the Program Request page and also update the program requested dates for each child’s name to the date the child is being removed from the Waiting List and authorized for service.

  1. Update all authorization information. Proceed to Update General Authorization Information, Update Family Co-Payment, Update Authorization Co-Payment Assessment Detail, Update Need for Services Schedule.

  1. Verify there are adequate available funds. Proceed to View Available Funds

  2. Authorize from the waiting list on the Waiting List Management Information page.

 

 

  1. From the Left Navigation menu, select Funds Management, then Waitlist Management.

  1. Select the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code from the dropdown menu to view the waiting list for the selected locality (required).

  1. Click the Go icon.

 

Authorize children one at a time in the exact order they are displayed on the waiting list. If a family has multiple children, authorize each child one at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Select the child you want to remove from the waiting list to initiate the Authorization process.

  2. Click Authorize.

  1. Review the selected child to be removed from the waiting list to begin the Authorization process.

  2. Click Submit.

 

The child is no longer on the waiting list. Proceed to Update Authorization Status to change the status of the child from Waiting List to Authorized and select an appropriate vendor.

 

 

 

 

 

Remember to return to the Waiting List Management Information page and authorize all children in a family from the waiting list.

 

 

 

Results of the Procedure:

A family has been removed from the waiting list and the Authorization process has been initiated.  

Updated 05/02/2014