Request For Application For Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS)		

Customer Address:
     
     
     
     	

To start the application process, you can call us at 888-621-6880 (toll-free) or register an application online at Health-e-Arizona Plus. You may also complete this form and return it using one of the methods found on page 4 of this Request for Application. Missing or incomplete information may cause a delay in the processing of your application. Bolded questions are required to be answered in order for us to register the application.

Customer Information
Customer’s Legal Name (First, Middle Initial, Last, Suffix):
     	Customer’s Date of Birth:
     	
Customer’s Social Security Number:
     	 Male	 Female	
Marital Status:
	 Never Married	 Married (including separated if not legally divorced) 
 Divorced	 Widowed	Date of spouse’s death:      	
Spouse’s Legal Name (First, Middle Initial, Last, Suffix):
     	Spouse’s Date of Birth:
     	
Spouse’s Social Security Number (optional if not applying):
     	
Customer’s Home Address: 
     
     
     
     	Customer’s Mailing Address (if different from home address):
     
     
     
     	
Phone Number:
     	E-mail Address:
     	

Authorized Representative/Spouse and Legal Guardian/Conservator Information
Name of the Customer’s Authorized Representative: 
     	Relationship to Customer:
     	
Representative Date of Birth (optional):      	Name of the Representative Organization (when applicable):      
	
Name of the Customer’s Legal Guardian/Conservator:
     	Relationship to Customer:
     	
Authorized Representative’s Mailing Address:
     	
City:
     	State:
     	ZIP Code:
     	
Phone Number:
     	E-mail Address:
     	
Legal Guardian’s/Conservator’s Mailing Address:
     	
City:
     		State:
     	ZIP Code:
     	
Phone Number:
     	E-mail Address:
     	

Customer’s Current Living Arrangement
Where is the customer currently residing?  Hospital		 Nursing Facility
 At Home		 Other:      	Date Admitted:
     	Expected Date of Discharge:
     	
Name of the Hospital, Assisted Living or Nursing Facility:	
     			Phone Number:
     	
Hospital, Assisted Living, or Nursing Facility Address:
     	
City:      	State:      	ZIP Code:      	

Accommodations for Printed Letters
Does the customer, authorized representative, or legal guardian have a visual impairment that requires an alternative format for printed letters? 
 No		 Yes If yes, who needs the accommodation?       
If yes, what kind of alternative format do you need? Please choose one option:
 Readable PDF sent by secure email
 Large print: larger print letters sent by U.S. mail will be provided Arial 24-point font.
 Other:      	

Additional Questions
Does the customer need help paying for medical expenses from the last three months? 
Is the customer pregnant or had a pregnancy end in the last 5 months?	 Yes	 No If yes, what months? 
     ,     ,     
 Yes	 No	
Is the customer receiving services from the DES Division of Developmental Disabilities? 	 Yes	 No
If yes, date services began:      	
Prior to the age of 18 was the customer diagnosed with any of the following medical conditions? Check all that apply. 	 Autism
 Cerebral Palsy
 Intellectual/Cognitive Disability
 Down syndrome 
 Seizure Disorder	
If the customer is under the age of 6, has the customer been diagnosed with Developmental Delay?  	 Yes	 No	
Is the customer a trustor, trustee, or beneficiary of any type of trust?	 Yes	 No	
Has the customer sold, traded, transferred, or given away any assets within the last five years? 	 Yes	 No	
Interview Information: An interview is required to complete the ALTCS application process. The customer is not required to attend the financial interview if the legal guardian/conservator or authorized representative completes the interview for the customer.
What are the best days and times for you to complete the interview? 	
 Monday 	Time:      	
 Tuesday	Time:      	
 Wednesday	Time:      	
 Thursday	Time:      	
 Friday	Time:      	
Does the person completing the interview need an interpreter?  Yes		 No	If yes, what language?      	

How We Will Use Your Information
The following information describes how your personal information will be used by Health-e-Arizona Plus, AHCCCS, DES, and their contractors.
•	We will use your information, including Social Security number, to computer match with financial institutions, state, local, and federal agencies, and our other programs to verify information. Income and verification systems such as the Social Security Administration, State Unemployment Insurance, and State Wage may be used. This information may affect eligibility and benefit level.
•	Applying and providing information is voluntary, but some information is required to make a determination. For example, you must provide or apply for a Social Security number for every applicant. (Immigrants who are not legally able to obtain a Social Security number are not required to provide one.) Therefore, if personal information is not provided, you may not be eligible for benefits.

Name of Person Completing Form:
     	Phone Number:
     	

The person completing this form is the:
 Customer
 Spouse of the customer
 Parent of the customer (if the customer is a minor)
If one of the boxes above is checked, the person completing this form must:
•	check the on the next page; and 
•	sign this form on the next page.
If one of the boxes above is NOT checked, the person completing this form may: 
•	complete an Authorized Representative form found at: https://www.azahcccs.gov/Members/GetCovered/apply.html;
•	attach the completed Authorized Representative form with this request for an application;
•	check the box on the next page; and
•	sign this form on the next page. 

A request for an application may be returned without the completed authorized representative form, checking the box below and signing below, but may cause the application process to take more time.
 I agree to allow you to check information sources and use it for this application.
Signature
     	
Date
     	

AHCCCS complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

To submit a Request for Application by phone, or for help contact:
Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) 
Call (toll-free): 888-621-6880

A completed Request for Application may also be returned by: 
•	Online: Health-e-Arizona Plus
•	Fax (toll-free): 888-507-3313
•	E-mail: altcsregistration@azahcccs.gov 
•	Mail:	ALTCS
		801 E Jefferson St 
	MD 3900
	Phoenix AZ 85034

A completed Request for Application may also be taken to a local ALTCS office:

CHINLE
Tseyi Shopping Center Hwy 191
Chinle AZ 86503
	PHOENIX
801 E Jefferson St
Phoenix AZ 85034
	
FLAGSTAFF
2717 N Fourth St Ste 130
Flagstaff AZ 86004
	TUCSON
7202 E Rosewood St Ste 125
Tucson AZ 85710
	
KINGMAN
2400 Airway Ave
Kingman AZ 86409
	YUMA
1800 E Palo Verde St
Yuma AZ 85365

	Authorization To Disclose Protected Health Information To AHCCCS	

Attention ALTCS Customer: 

Please complete the “Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information to AHCCCS” form. A signature on the form is required by one of the following people: 
•	Customer;
•	Customer’s parent if the customer is under the age of 18; or
•	Customer’s Legal Guardian or Legal Representative. Copy of court documents must be provided.

Return this completed form using one of the return options below. For any questions, call (602) 417-6600 or toll-free (888) 621-6880. Please note, returning this form quickly will allow us to assist in getting medical documentation for your application.

Return Options: 
Fax (toll-free): 888-507-3313 
E-mail: altcsregistration@azahcccs.gov 
Mail: 	AHCCCS
		801 E Jefferson St
		MD 3900
		Phoenix AZ 85034

	Authorization To Disclose Protected Health Information To AHCCCS	

Customer Name:      	Date of Birth:      	
AHCCCS ID Number or PID:      	Date of Request:      	
Customer Address:
     
     
     
     	Social Security Number (SSN):
     

(SSN is optional but may help the provider locate records)	
For use by AHCCCS customers/applicants who want a doctor or other entity to give AHCCCS their protected health information.
I give my permission for any health care provider to disclose any of my protected health information to AHCCCS, for the purpose of determining my eligibility for any of the publicly-funded programs administered by AHCCCS. I give AHCCCS permission to share this information with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Disability Determination Services Administration, if necessary, to determine my disability status.
In addition, by checking these boxes, I specifically authorize the disclosure of the following types of medical records:	
Medical Records	
	HIV/AIDS and communicable disease related information and/or records	
	Mental health information and/or records	
	Genetic testing information and/or records	
	Alcohol and drugs screening information and/or records	
School Records	
	Educational and evaluation records	

By signing this Authorization, I understand that:
•	AHCCCS is required by state and federal law to keep confidential the information described above and may only use or disclose that information with my approval, for purposes directly related to the administration of the AHCCCS program, or as otherwise permitted or required by law. 

•	I understand that if I revoke this authorization or refuse to sign, AHCCCS may not be able to determine my current or future eligibility for the publicly funded medical assistance programs administered by AHCCCS. As a result, my application for assistance may be denied or the assistance may be discontinued.

•	I also understand that the information will not be used for any prohibited purposes such as health oversight activities, judicial and administrative proceedings, law enforcement purposes, or disclosures to coroners and medical examiners.

I may revoke this authorization at any time, in writing, by phone, or fax by completing an AHCCCS “Revocation of Authorization” form, and sending it to:
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 
Office of the General Counsel
Attention: Privacy Officer 
801 E Jefferson St, MD 6200
PO Box 25520
Phoenix AZ 85034
Phone 602-417-4455
Fax 1-602-253-9115

Once AHCCCS receives the revocation, this authorization will be revoked, except to the extent that AHCCCS has already taken action in reliance upon this authorization.

By checking the box below, I revoke this authorization upon the following date or event. 
This authorization will expire on:	
	Insert specific date:	     	
	Insert specific event:	     	
The customer's signature is required to get medical records. If the customer is under the age of 18, the signature of the customer's parent is needed. If the customer has a legal guardian or legal representative, the signature of the legal guardian or legal representative is needed.
Signature
     	Date:
     	
Printed name of person signing form:
     	Relationship to customer:
     	
Printed name of witness (only needed if customer signed with mark):
     	Signature of witness:

     	

AHCCCS will not pay for medical records per Arizona Administrative Code R9-22-512.E.
Return Information to:

AHCCCS
801 E Jefferson St MD 3900
Phoenix AZ 85034
Fax: 888-507-3313	AHCCCS Worker Name:
     	
	E-mail: 
     	
	Phone Number: