Add SIMP Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member

In order to add a SIMP Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member, you must have a pending or active MED case. The ADD button enables only if the selected MED case has a Master Case person who can be added as a SIMP Community Spouse and/or Dependent Family Member, and the person does not have a role of Participant, Essential Person, Community Spouse, or Dependent Family Member in any program case.

1. Select the appropriate benefit month to begin the Other Roles Action.
2. Highlight the program case on the Current tab and select the ADD button.
3. The Add SIMP Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member window displays a list of persons in the Master Case who can be added to the selected case as a Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member. Only one person can be selected as Community Spouse.
4. The highlighted person's household status can be changed with the ‘Change selected Participant Household Status to ‘In’? radio buttons. Waiver cases may have an "In household" status.
5. If the selected benefit month is NOT the come-up month the ‘Take action for this month only?’ radio button enables. If the Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member should be active for the selected benefit month and closed/denied for any future month(s) then select ‘Yes’. If the Community Spouse or Dependent Family Member is to be active for the selected benefit month and for all future months select ‘No’.
6. Select the person's role in the 'Role' field.
7. Select the Next button to save the information and return to the Current tab and process another person in the Master Case or
8. Select the OK button to save the information and return to the Current tab or
9. Select the Cancel button to return to the Current tab without saving the current information.

(11-2005)