MAP Travis County Residency Policy

Travis County Residency Policy

Purpose: To define the qualification for Travis County residency and the type of required proof.

1.  Definition of Travis County Residency

A.  A resident is an individual who physically lives within Travis County at the time of application. The City of Austin Jurisdiction Web Map will be used to verify if an address is located within Travis County boundaries. Including homeless individuals who:

1. Live outdoors (e.g., in a car, under a bridge, in the woods, etc)

2. Reside in a homeless shelter (e.g., ARCH and Salvation Army Transient Dorm), or

3. Stay at various places less than 1 month at a time

B. Persons are eligible for MAP/CAP if they maintain a residence in Travis County yet temporarily reside outside of Travis County with the intent to return in their residence.

C. A person is not required to live in Travis County for a specific period prior to declaring residency. Individuals who declare they have moved to Travis County for the sole intent of receiving Central Health medical services are not eligible for coverage for 6 months from the time of their statement. After the 6-month time period has passed, the client may reapply.

2. Proof Required

A.  All MAP/CAP clients, except those who are homeless. must provide current documentation of Travis County residency. The documentation must be dated within approximately 30 days of the application or within the most current billing cycle not exceeding 45 days. The proof must contain the name of the family members. The client may provide one of the following documents as proof of Travis County residency.

1.  Current State of Texas driver’s license/identification card

2.  Consulate identification card

3.  Rent receipt or printout

4.  Lease agreement

5. Mortgage card/statement

6. TV cable bill

7. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) letter

8.  Tax receipt

9.  Personal mail

10.  Gas bill

11.  Electric Bill

12.  Telephone bill

13.  Social Security receipt

14.  Written statement from a known agency Manager’s/landlord statement

15. Social Security letter

16. Medicaid Letter

17. Medical bill received through the mail

B. The Program Representative may request more than one proof of residency if they believe additional proof is warranted.

3.  Special Conditions or Exceptions

A. If a client does not have one of the required documents and the Program Representative is unable to verify the information by telephone or fax, the client can do one of the following:

1. Complete a non-notarized affidavit or the Applicant Residency Statement

2.  Submit one of the documents listed in Section 2A of this policy which may be addressed to another person at the client’s residence (e.g., landlord, parent, etc). These acceptable documents must accompany a written statement from the addressee confirming the client’s residency or

3.  Submit a completed Residence and/or Financial Support Statement/written statement from relative and friend, etc. confirming the client’s residency.

B.  Upon subsequent certifications using the same address, the client will be required to present one of the documents listed in Section 2A of this policy with their name and Travis County address.

C.  All exceptions made must be noted in the eligibility database in the Notes section.

D. A one-time exception document may be accepted an additional time only if the exception was used by a Central Health staff member or a different submitting agency and the exception is being used for the first time by the Community Partner submitting the Virtual application.

4. Homeless

A.  Homeless clients may fill out an Application Residency Statement as proof of Travis County residency. The address on the Applicant Residency Statement must be a specific location(e.g., intersection of IH-35 and Cesar Chavez, the woods at Town Lake and IH-35, and under the bridge on 7th st.) in which the client slept the night before. The address cannot be a non-specific location (e.g., the woods).

5. Client screened at higher FPIL-MAP expansion

All clients identified in the eligibility database with the marker: MAP Income Limit: This person is eligible to be screened for MAP at the 100% FPIL income limit must provide one of the acceptable documents listed in section 2A. The documentation must be dated:

• For External MAP Referrals- If the EXT SFS date of the MAP track is within 5 months from the Submitted/File date, documents must be dated within 30 days (or within the most current billing cycle not exceeding 45 days) of the EXT SFS date.
•  For Internal MAP Referrals-If the Certification Date of the CCHC track is within the last 5 months of the MAP referral date, documents must be dated within 30 days (or within the most current billings cycle not exceeding 45) days of the Certification Date on the CCHC/SFS track.
• For Both External and Internal MAP Referrals-Within 30 days of the File Date.