Medicaid Disability Manual
The Medicaid Disability Manual is the official policy guide for disability determinations for the Medicaid program in New York State. It includes six sections: Introduction, Table of Contents, Official Policy, Listing of Impairments, Adult and Children (Appendix I ), Medical Vocational Guidelines (Appendix II), and Exhibits.
The Manual is updated whenever changes in disability policy, procedures, or Listing of Impairments take effect. These updates are listed below.
The Medicaid Disability Manual is available online at the DOH website. Forms referred to in the Manual may be obtained online through CentraPort or the DOH intranet library (HSEN Account required).
- Introduction (PDF, 18KB, 2pg.)
- Table of Contents (PDF, 77KB, 4pg.)
- Official Policy (PDF, 2.13MB, 117pg.)
- Appendix I (Listing of Impairments, Adults and Children) (PDF, 2.46MB, 279pg.)
- Appendix II (Medical Vocational Guidelines) (PDF, 217KB, 20pg.)
- Exhibits (The Exhibits section is currently under revision.)
Medicaid Disability Manual Updates
Note: The following changes have been included in the above manual.
- April 2013 (10.00 Congenital Disorders that Affect Multiple Body Systems - Adult ): (PDF,108KB, 4pg.)
- April 2013 (110.00 Congenital Disorders that Affect Multiple Body Systems - Children ): (PDF,32.4KB, 5pg.)
- December 2012 (Official Policy-Section II. E. 5. (c)): (PDF,212KB, 1pg.)
- December 2012 (Official Policy-Section II. E. 2. (b)): (PDF,210KB, 1pg.)
- November 2012 (Official Policy-Section II. I. 6.): (PDF, 8KB, 1pg.))
- November 2012 (Official Policy-Section II. C. 4. a., b.) (PDF, 373KB, 2pg.)
- March 2012 (Official Policy-Section II, A, 5) (PDF, 233KB, 2pg.)
- December 2011 (111.09 Special Senses and Speech - Child) (PDF, 39KB, 1pg.)
- December 2011 (Official Policy-Section II. E. 1. b. (5), (c)) (PDF, 78KB, 1pg.)
- June 2011 (9.00 Endocrine Disorders - Adult) (PDF, 18KB, 3pg.)
- June 2011 (109.00 Endocrine Disorders - Child) (PDF, 24KB, 4pg.)
- February 2011 (Official Policy, Section I.4.b.) (PDF, 183KB, 1pg.)
- February 2011 (Official Policy, Section D.6.b.(1)) (PDF, 181KB, 1pg.)
- January 2011 Table of Contents (PDF, 29KB, 4pg.)
- August 2010 (2.00 Special Senses and Speech - Adults) (PDF, 201KB, 12pg.)
- August 2010 (102.00 Special Senses and Speech - Child) (PDF, 213KB, 13pg.)
- January 2010 Introduction (PDF, 18KB, 2pg.)
- January 2010 Table of Contents (PDF, 25KB, 4pg.)
- January 2010 (13.00 Malignant Neoplastic Diseases - Adults) (PDF, 242KB, 13pg.)
- January 2010 (113.00 Malignant Neoplastic Diseases - Children) (PDF, 267KB, 7pg.)
- January 2010 (Official Policy-Section II, E,1, b,(5)(c)) (PDF, 435KB, 1pg.)
- January 2010 (Official Policy-Section II, E,2,b) (PDF, 88KB, 1pg.)
- January 2010 (Official Policy: D 4.a.(1)) (PDF, 224KB, 1pg.)
- January 2010 (Official Policy D.4.d.(2)(f)) (PDF, 134KB, 1pg.)
- January 2010 (Appendix II) (PDF, 149KB, 20pg.)
- January 2010 (Appendix I Part A) (PDF, 69KB, 1pg.)
- January 2010 (Appendix I Part B) (PDF, 69KB, 1pg.)
- October 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, M, 6) (PDF, 63KB, 1pg.)
- October 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, M, 7) (PDF, 86KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, B, 1, c) (PDF, 121KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, C, 1, b, 2) (PDF, 128KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, C, 4, b) (PDF, 131KB, 2pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, D, 2) (PDF, 123KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, D, 3, f, 1, e) (PDF, 121KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, D, 5, e) (PDF, 121KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, G, 3, d, e) (PDF, 114KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, G, 3) (PDF, 148KB, 2pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, G, 2, 3, g) (PDF, 121KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, J, 1) (PDF, 124KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, L, 2, b) (PDF, 162KB, 5pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, L, 2, c) (PDF, 126KB, 1pg.)
- July 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, M, 2) (PDF, 180KB, 5pg.)
- January 2009 (Official Policy-Section II, E,1, b,(5)(c)) (PDF, 61KB, 1pg.)
- January 2009 (Official Policy- Section II, E,2,b) (PDF, 54KB, 1pg.)


