Legal Authority
Checklist
Below is a helpful checklist to use when determining whether or not a case is eligible for MEO status:
☐The family (child only or child and CP) is receiving non-TANF SoonerCare.
☐There is an active support order with a proper medical support provision.
☐There are no state balances owed on ANY of CP’s cases.
☐No children on the case are in a deprived or delinquent juvenile court action.
☐The child support order contains an order for health care coverage that is in effect, or it provides for cash medical (CM) support in the amount of $0.00.
It is important to remember that using the MEO process outlined above is the only appropriate means by which to place a case into MEO status. If there is a current child support amount in the order, it is not appropriate to build the obligation as a $0 order with only CM charging.
Exceptions to MEO Status
CSS opens a full-service case when CSS receives a non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) referral, as defined in OAC 340:25-5-117, from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and:
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- assigned court-ordered child support is owed per OAC 340:25-5-117;
- the child(ren) is in a deprived or delinquent juvenile court action;
- assigned cash medical support is owed per OAC 340:25-5-117;