C Petitioning a Court for Release of Funds

Program	Manual Section
ALTCS	MA802

Obtain written proof that the court has been petitioned to order or authorize the release of trust funds as follows:

Step	Action
1	Send an RFI for proof that the court has been petitioned to order or authorize the release of trust funds. If the customer does not provide the proof, STOP. Count the full amount of the trust corpus for the resource determination. If the customer provides the proof, continue to Step 2.
2	Request advance notice of the court hearing date.
3	Forward proof of the hearing date and time to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) so that an AHCCCS representative can attend the hearing, if necessary.
4	Do not process the application or renewal until the hearing decision is received.
5	Once the hearing decision is received, key the MQT counted value and process eligibility.