What proof should I keep?

Keep what shows your work, school, training or volunteer hours: pay stubs or a letter from your employer, a school letter or class schedule, a letter from your training program, and a log of your volunteer hours. Your state tells you what it wants.

Where do I send my hours?

Your state Medicaid office tells you. Many states use an online portal, and many also take mail or visits to an office. Check your state page on log80 for the official links.

What if I don't have a pay stub?

Ask your state what else it takes. Some states look at records like tax papers or the earnings records from a gig work app. A log of your dates and hours helps in any case.

Does log80 send my hours to my state?

No. log80 saves a record for you. You print it or save it as a PDF and send it the way your state asks.

Do all states ask for the same proof?

No. Each state sets its own forms and steps. Some states plan to ask for less proof at first. Check your state page for its official links.

How to show your Medicaid hours

Your state first checks the records it already has. If it needs more, it asks you to show your hours. A simple record you keep as you go makes that easy. Here is what people keep for each kind of activity.

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Work

Pay stubs, or a letter from your employer with your dates and hours. If you work for yourself, keep records of your earnings and the time you worked.

Volunteering

A letter or log from the group you helped, with the dates and hours. Keep your own log too, so every hour is written down when it happens. The printable hours log has a place for each date, activity and hour.

School

An enrollment letter, a class schedule or a transcript that shows you are in school at least half-time.

Job training

A letter or schedule from your training or work program that shows your dates and hours.

Where you send it

Your state Medicaid office tells you where to send your hours. That is often an online portal, the mail or a local office. Each state page on log80 lists the official links. Find your state.

Official information from states

These state pages explain what each state asks members to show. Check them before you send anything:

Kentucky tells members to keep a record of the work, volunteer, job training or school hours they complete each month. Kentucky Medicaid
Colorado has a form called Worksheet J for new applicants. It also plans to let people self-attest to volunteer work, school and work program hours during 2027. Colorado HCPF FAQs
Montana has community engagement forms (Appendix A and B) and a verification matrix that shows what proof fits each activity. Montana DPHHS FAQs

Other states have their own pages too. See all 50 states and DC.

Keep a record as you go

With log80 you tap Start when you begin and Stop when you finish. Each date, activity and time is saved, and your monthly report adds it up next to 80 hours. You can print the report or save it as a PDF.

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Questions

What proof should I keep?: Keep what shows your work, school, training or volunteer hours: pay stubs or a letter from your employer, a school letter or class schedule, a letter from your training program, and a log of your volunteer hours. Your state tells you what it wants.
Where do I send my hours?: Your state Medicaid office tells you. Many states use an online portal, and many also take mail or visits to an office. Check your state page on log80 for the official links.
What if I don't have a pay stub?: Ask your state what else it takes. Some states look at records like tax papers or the earnings records from a gig work app. A log of your dates and hours helps in any case.
Does log80 send my hours to my state?: No. log80 saves a record for you. You print it or save it as a PDF and send it the way your state asks.
Do all states ask for the same proof?: No. Each state sets its own forms and steps. Some states plan to ask for less proof at first. Check your state page for its official links.

Sources

Your state Medicaid office decides what proof it takes.

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Log80 is not a government service and is not Medicaid. This page is not legal advice. Your state Medicaid office decides who needs to meet the rule and what proof it takes.