How to Apply for Adult Medicaid in Oakland County, Michigan

If you're an adult living in Oakland County, Michigan, and need medical care at little or no cost, you may be able to get health care through Medicaid. In Michigan, you can either get adult Medicaid benefits as parents or caretakers that have dependent children living with them, or as elderly, blind or disabled adults. In addition, to qualify for Medicaid, you must meet other requirements such as income and assets limits. To find out whether you are eligible for adult Medicaid benefits in Michigan, submit an application to your local Department of Human Services office in Oakland County.

Instructions

• 1

  Download and print out an application packet from the DHS website. The application packet contains the application form and an accompanying information booklet. You may also pick up an application at the Oakland County DHS office located at:

  1200 N. Telegraph

  Dept. 432

  Pontiac, MI 48341

• 2

  Read through the information booklet located in the packet; it contains helpful information about the benefits application process. It will help prepare you in completing the application.

• 3

  Fill out the application as completely as you can. If you need help with the application, call Oakland County's DHS office at 248-858-1280 and someone will assist you.

• 4

  Submit your application to the DHS office in Oakland County. You may mail or bring the application to the office. Or you may fax the office your completed application; the fax number of Oakland County's DHS office is 248-858-5639.

• 5

  Wait for your case to be assigned to a DHS specialist. The specialist will contact you to set up an interview time. She will also tell you which verification documents you need to show DHS to prove that the information you provided on the application is true.

• 6

  Gather the documentation as requested by the specialist within 10 days. Examples of documentation and information required for applying to Medicaid include: identification; proof of income (i.e. pay stubs); proof of assets (i.e. bank statements); proof of living expenses (i.e. utility bills); the Social Security numbers of each person living in your home; medical bills; proof of child-care expenses; and documentation of immigration or other legal status in the United States. If there are verifications you cannot obtain, inform your caseworker.

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  Meet the DHS specialist at the Oakland County office at your scheduled interview time. Bring your verification documents. During the interview, the specialist will review your application and documents.

• 8

  Wait 45 days to hear from the DHS office about your eligibility for adult Medicaid in Oakland County. If you are applying as disabled, you may have to wait up to 60 days.