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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

10:71-3.1 General provisions
(a) Eligibility must be established in relation to each legal requirement to provide a valid
basis for granting or denying medical assistance.
(b) The applicant's statements regarding his/her eligibility, as set forth in the application
form, are evidence. The statements must be consistent and meet prudent tests of
credibility. Incomplete or questionable statements shall be supplemented and substantiated
by corroborative evidence from other pertinent sources, either documentary or
nondocumentary:
1. Documentary sources of evidence present factual information recorded at some
previous date by a disinterested party and filed as part of a record. Examples: certificates,
legal papers, insurance policies, licenses, bills, receipts, notices of RSDI benefits, and so
forth.
2. Nondocumentary sources of evidence are factual oral statements which appear to be
reliable by individuals, based on the observation and personal knowledge of applicant's
circumstances.