Eligibility Requirements: To qualify for CAWEM, a person must meet all the nonfinancial and financial eligibility requirements for another medical assistance program, except the citizen/alien status and Social Security Number requirements.

Exception: There is no CAWEM eligibility under the OHP-HPC category.

Individuals can apply at any time, not just when they have an emergent need. Once eligibility is determined and the case is opened, the client is eligible for six months. The client will get a medical ID good for emergency services each month. The following statement is on the medical ID:

CAWEM-Emergency Services
Coverage is limited to emergency medical services. Labor and delivery for pregnant women are considered an emergency.

At the end of the six months, a new application is required. To add a child born to a CAWEM mother to the benefit group, a new application in not needed. CAWEM clients do not need a Social Security number or verification that they have applied for one.

Most clients will apply under the OHP-only program and use the OHP 7210 application. To do this, they can call the OHP central number, 1-800-359-9517. They return the completed application to 5503. If the application is 60 or older, 5503 will forward the application to 5515 which, in turn, will send it to the local office that serves the client zip code.

Clients who are 65 years of age or older can apply under OSIPM-OAA. They must complete the SDS 539A application. A client under age 65 applying under OSIPM-AD would have to meet SSI disability criteria. Eligibility must redetermined, using a new form every six months.

Benefits: Clients are only eligible for emergency medical, including childbirth. Diagnostic services and on-going medical treatment, including prenatal and postnatal care, are not covered.

Retroactive Benefits: Whether or not retroactive benefits can be provided depends on which program the client applies under. There are no retroactive benefits under the OHP-only program. Retroactive benefits are possible under the OSIPM programs.

Coding: Use the AD or CH in-grant code, as appropriate. Open medical according to the request date. Use the CWM case descriptor for each person qualifying under the CAWEM program.

Hospital Holds: Hospital holds are handled in the same way they are for other Medicaid programs. The hospital calls or faxes the request to either the OHP central number or the local office to establish the date of request.

Claims Payment: Providers submit claims in the same manner as they do for other Medicaid programs. Only claims for emergency services can be paid. OMAP plans follow-up claims reviews to identify and correct providers' misunderstandings of the state's definition for emergency services.

Some examples of individuals who don not meet alien status requirements but who could be eligible for CAWEM are:

• Tourists
• Students
• Visitors
• Temporary workers
• Investor and treaty traders
• Dignitaries from a foreign government
• Crewmen on shore leave
• Members of the foreign press

The idividual must be a resident of Oregon with the intent to remain in Oregon. There is no minimum amount of time a person must live in Oregon to be a resident.