Income Levels for 2012
Medicaid Financial Eligibility Rules for Nursing Home Care in New York State should be updated as follows:
INCOME LEVEL FOR 2012 — MONTH ONE — PERSON IN A NURSING HOME WHO DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The Medically Needy Income Level for a household of one for 2012 is $792 per month. GIS 11 MA/027.
INCOME LEVEL FOR 2012 — MONTH ONE — PERSON IN A NURSING HOME WHO DOES HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The Medically Needy Income Level for a household of one for 2012 is $792 per month. GIS 11 MA/027.
INCOME LEVEL FOR 2012 — AFTER MONTH ONE — PERSON IN A NURSING HOME WHO DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The person in the nursing home is allowed to keep a Personal Needs Allowance of $50 per month for 2012. GIS 11 MA/027, Attachment; GIS 12 MA/009, Attachment; 12-INF-04, Attachment 2; Medicaid Reference Guide, at 774.
INCOME LEVEL FOR 2012 — AFTER MONTH ONE — PERSON IN A NURSING HOME WHO DOES HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The person in the nursing home is allowed to keep a Personal Needs Allowance of $50 per month for 2012. GIS 11 MA/027, Attachment; GIS 12 MA/009, Attachment; 12-INF-04, Attachment 2; Medicaid Reference Guide, at 774.
INCOME LEVEL FOR 2012 — COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The community spouse is allowed to keep $2,841 per month of income during 2012. GIS 11 MA/027; GIS 12 MA/009, Attachment; Medicaid Reference Guide, at 775.
Posted 05/28/2012