Transition of Care. The MCO shall comply with the Department’s transition of care policy to ensure that members transitioning to the MCO from FFS Medicaid or transitioning from one MCO to another have continued access to services if the member, in the absence of continued services, would suffer serious detriment to their health or be at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization. The Department’s transition of care policy can be found at: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/publications/p02364.pdf Enrollment continues as long as desired by the eligible member regardless of changes in life situation or condition, until the member voluntarily disenrolls, loses eligibility, or is involuntarily disenrolled according to terms of this contract. The MCO may not discriminate in enrollment and disenrollment activities between individuals on the basis of age, disability, association with a person with a disability, national origin, race, ancestry or ethnic background, color, record of arrest or conviction which is not job-related, religious belief or affiliation, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, military participation, political belief or affiliation, use of legal substance outside of work hours, life situation, condition or need for long-term care or health care services. The MCO shall not discriminate against a member based on income, pay status, or any other factor not applied equally to all members, and shall not base requests for disenrollment on such grounds.
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