Families of children with disabilities are given a three-month period to make recertification appointments to continue medical assistance. Many say the timeframe is too short, and a new law signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty April 24 extends it an additional three months.
Sponsored by Rep. Kim Norton (DFL-Rochester) and Senate Minority Leader David Senjem (R-Rochester), the law directs county agencies to send a notice of disability review to the enrollee six months prior to the date recertification is due.
Norton said it often takes three or four months to get an appointment with a doctor for certification. As a result families were being disqualified from assistance for not meeting the time frame, she said.
The law is effective Aug. 1, 2008.
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