Kansas Family Medical Assistance
Manual (KFMAM)
Eligibility Policy - 4/20/2024
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1403.05
1403.06 Invalid Signature - An application received by the agency with an invalid signature is considered an application for processing purposes. An invalid signature is one in which the person who signed the application has no authority to act on behalf of the applicant (see 2110 and subsections).
When an application with an invalid signature has been received by the agency, the application (or a copy of the application for online applications) shall be returned to the applicant with instructions to either verify the authority of the person who signed the application or to sign the application in their own name (if legally competent to do so).
If verification of authority to sign the application or if the application with the applicant’s own signature is timely received by the agency, the application date for this application is determined by the following:
a. If verification is provided documenting that the person who signed the application was authorized to apply on behalf of the applicant at the time the application was received by the agency, the application date is the date the application was originally received by the agency.
Note: If the application indicates that the person signing the application has authority to apply on behalf of the applicant (such as a person holding a Durable Power of Attorney or is a guardian or conservator of the applicant), but no verification has been provided at the time of application, the process described in this section does not apply. In that instance, the signature is initially considered valid, and the agency shall send a request for information to provide verification of the authority.
b. If the applicant responds by formally designating the person who signed the application as his/her medical representative according to 2010.02, the application date is the date documentation of the medical representative authorization is received by the agency if received on a business day. If the medical representative authorization is received on the weekend or a holiday, the application date is the next following business day.
c. If the application is returned with the applicant’s own signature, and the applicant is legally competent to apply on their own behalf, the application date is the date the returned application with the valid signature is received by the agency if received on a business day. If the returned application is received on the weekend or a holiday, the application date is the next following business day.
This provision also applies where someone other than the applicant, who is verified to act on behalf of the applicant according to 2010 and subsections, signs and timely returns the application to the agency.
If verification of authority to sign the application or if the application with the applicant’s own signature (or of someone who can act on behalf of the applicant) is not timely received, the application shall be denied due to an invalid signature based on the date the application was originally received.