Applying for cash, food and/or medical assistance (Medicaid) through Hamilton County is a several step process. Please read the following information carefully to ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible. Please note it may take up to 30 days to complete your application. We complete cases in the order that they are received and when all verification documents have been received.

Step 1: Submit an Application

You can submit your application in the following ways:

Step 2: Gather Verification Documents

As part of the application, you will need to submit a number of verification documents. The specific documents accepted are listed in the application, but in general we will need to verify:

• Who is in the household
• All household income, and
• Basic information such as identity, Social Security Number(s) and Birth Verification(s)

Please write your name and case number or social security number on all verification documents.

Step 3: The Interview

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a letter in the mail giving you an appointment date and time for you to come in and complete a face-to-face interview with a caseworker. That appointment will generally be within two weeks of the submission of your application.*

• PLEASE BRING YOUR VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS TO THE INTERVIEW
• Your interview will be held on the second floor of Hamilton County Job and Family Services at 222 East Central Parkway.
• Interviews generally take about 90 minutes. If you are applying for cash assistance you will be asked to stay an additional hour to go over work requirements for cash assistance.
• During the interview your caseworker will be able to answer any questions you may have about the application process

Step 4: Return any Additional Verification Documents

At the end of your interview, your caseworker will give you a checklist of any additional verification documents we need to complete your case. The sooner you return the verification documents, the sooner your case can be completed.

Return those verification documents to us with your name and case number or social security number on ALL documents:

• Fax your documents to (513) 946-1076 (best and fastest)
  (Applications can be faxed from any Hamilton County Public Library branch free of charge)
• Deliver in person: by dropping off your documents in our agency drop box (just inside the doors of the first floor) located at 222 E. Central Parkway