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State of Illinois Introducing the ABE "Manage My Case" and Appeals Management Portals Lauren Polite, HFS August 3, 2016
Manage My Case For clients and authorized reps
Updating Case Information and Managing Accounts With Manage My Case (MMC), customers will be able to login to their accounts and: Check Benefits Report Changes Renew Benefits Manage Account Preferences Email the FCRC Start an Appeal 7 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Project
Manage My Case Module The Manage My Case module is divided into four tabs: Case Summary Customers can apply for new benefits or report case changes Customers can view correspondence for the past 12 months. If a notice requires action, there will be an indicator on the page Customers can also view the status of their application, redetermination, or reported case change Customers can reschedule an appointment Benefit Details Customers can view the type of assistance received by month View current benefits and when they re up for redetermination View historical benefit information Contact Information Customers can view how to get in touch with someone about their case Customers can send an email to the FCRC Account Management The primary account holder can adjust access permissions for household members and third party reps View/change communication preferences Change a password 8 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Project
ABE Manage My Case Portal Coming Soon 9 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
ABE Manage My Case Portal Clients Need to Clients/Authorized Reps Must: 1. Have an ABE User ID and Password that meets the enhanced password requirements. If client has a User ID and PW, they will be prompted to update the PW and secret questions to meet new security requirements: 8 characters from at least 3 of 4 categories: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, special characters Cannot contain user s Account or name and must change every 6 months If client doesn t have a User ID and PW, they will need to create one. 2. Go through Identity Proofing (federal requirement) the first time they log into ABE after Go Live. The service is through Experian. Clients can submit applications without completing identity proofing, but will not be able to see electronic verification results or access MMC. Authorized Reps will need to answer the ID proofing questions as the client not themselves. 3. Link their login information to their case information in order to access MMC 10 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project 10
Linking an ABE Account to Case Information Any customer can use MMC, whether they applied through ABE or not. Clients will need an ABE user name and password. When client logs-in to ABE and clicks Manage My Case from the ABE homepage for the first time, they will be asked to Link their Account. Customers enter their date of birth and their Individual ID or SSN Identity Proofing occurs 11 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
ABE Identity Proofing Types of Questions After an ABE application or a case linking request is submitted, ABE will access the third-party identity proofing service, Experian, and display a set of multiple choice questions that only the customer would know the answer to, things like past addresses, family members names, etc. 12 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
ABE Identity Proofing - Verification If the ID Proofing service is able to use the customer s answers to verify identity, applicants see the information that ABE was able to verify electronically, or their case will be linked and they will see the MMC homepage. If the customer is unable to answer the questions correctly or if the service does not have enough information to offer questions, the customer will be asked to contact the Experian Help Desk and obtain a code to enter into ABE. 13 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Landing Page/Case Summary First Tab
Manage My Case Landing Page The Renew My Benefits button will display when the customer is eligible for redetermination Customers can get benefit details here or from the tab at the top of the page 15 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Manage My Case Landing Page (continued) Customers can view Verification Requests & Notices and see the status of their application, change report or Rede from the MMC landing page. 16 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
MMC: Case Summary Report Changes Customers choose the change being reported and then enter details about what is changing 17 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
MMC: Case Summary Appointments & Verifications View upcoming appointments and reschedule, if necessary See what verifications are needed and submit them directly, also view document upload history 18 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Benefit Details Second Tab
Medical Details Page Note: Details for all 3 family members would be listed. Screen edited to fix on one page 20 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
SNAP Details Page 21 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Contact Information Third Tab
Customer Contact Information Tab Customers are reminded to review address information and report changes. Customers questions submitted through MMC appear in the Email queue in IES 23 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Contact Your Local Office Questions submitted through MMC will route to the correct FCRC and create a task Most customer questions can be answered using these links to information in MMC Email reasons include: What s the status of my application? What s the status of my redetermination? I have a question about my benefit level or amount. I have not received my benefits. I have a question about documentation needed from me. I have a question about policy. I have a question about my Link card. I have a question about my medical card. Other 24 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Account Management Fourth Tab
Account Management Tab The Primary Account Holder can grant access to other adults on the case and respond to Provider requests for access to high-level case information. Customers can: 1) Change password; 2) Manage their communication preferences; and 3) the primary account holder can grant access to other adult members on the case 26 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Manage Communication Preferences Customers can opt to receive electronic alerts when new notices are available to view in MMC. They can also to choose not to receive notices in the mail. 27 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Approved Reps
Approved Representative - Definition An approved representative is a person who has been given permission by a client to apply for benefits and receive notices. The approval must have either a written or an electronic signature by the client. 29 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Appoint Approved Representatives Electronically in ABE at Application 30 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Adding/Changing/Removing an Approved Representative Customers with existing accounts can use Report My Changes in MMC to add a new Approved Representative or change or remove an Approved Representativ 31 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Reporting Authorized Rep Changes Changes can be reported either as a Change in Contact Information or Other Change. 32 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Reporting Authorized Rep Changes Customers should describe the Authorized Rep change. They will be asked to electronically sign the change report and have the option to submit documentation. 33 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Appeals
Appeal Functionality in ABE ABE for Appeals: The ABE portal will now allow users to file and manage appeals for 49 different programs. Filing an Appeal: The user will provide name, address, select the program appealing, identify a representative and electronically sign the appeal form. Correspondence: All correspondence from the Bureau of Hearings will be available in the ABE portal, including the Final Administrative Decision. Managing an Appeal: The user can submit requests directly to the Bureau of Hearings for continuances, withdrawals, etc. Upload Documents: The user can upload documents such as representative forms, Powers of Attorney, and exhibits for the hearing. 35 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Appeals Homepage in ABE Access through ABE MMC or directly at: https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/appeals Users can file appeals directly from this site. Additionally, users can monitor an existing appeal and perform the following functions: Check Status Upload Documents Request Continuance Withdraw Appeal 36 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Appeals Spotlight: File an appeal in ABE Once finished filing their appeal, the ABE Appeal users receive an Appeal tracking number which they will use to manage their appeal Based on the questions answered by the appellant, more questions will dynamically appear to get more details on the appeal 37 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Appeals Spotlight: Managing an Appeal Appellants will have the ability to manage their Appeal from the online Appeals portal The ABE account owner will have the ability to take action on their appeal via links 38 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Other Changes
Changes the Client can Expect A customer s case is no longer assigned to a specific caseworker. Any worker in the office can assist the customer with questions, program adds or case changes. There will be specialized workers assigned to Long Term Care and TANF Employment & Training activities. Benefit correspondence will have a standard look and feel, language has been simplified and some similar notices have been consolidated. Customers will receive a new Notice of Decision which consolidates several types of case action notices. When customers are mailed a request for form or verifications, a Document Cover Sheet will be included. Customers will be instructed to include the cover sheet with any forms or verifications returned. The Cover Sheet includes a barcode which will identify the case and individual information. There will be a new Central Scanning Unit (CSU) in Springfield to where the customers will mail forms and verifications. The CSU address will be printed on forms to return, cover sheets, and return envelopes. The CSU will scan verifications received for AKU and all local offices (with the exception of the 2 LTC hubs) to the appropriate electronic case file. Customers can still bring documents to the local office. New interfaces will detect changing customer circumstances (new sources of income, aging, Medicaid benefits, etc.) Customers will receive notices of case changes even if they have not reported a change. Customer can access their case information using the ABE Manage My Case (MMC) portal. Among other things, they will be able to report changes, ask questions, check for scheduled appointments, view and print correspondence. 40 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
New Look and Feel of all Notices. Some notices combined. Medical card always at end USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode allows for automated central printing and mailing of correspondence From: donotreply@illinois.gov Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 To: casename@emailbrowser.com Subject: ABE: New notice is available in your account! An important notice is available in your ABE account. Please log in to your account at abe.illinois.gov.. Barcode helps organize, track and manage documents sent to customers and returned to the agency Electronic alerts are available in both e-mail and text. A new notice is available in your ABE account. Please log into your account to view your notice. DO NOT REPLY. 41 State of Illinois Integrated Eligibility System Implementation Project
Questions
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