Resource Levels for 2013

Medicaid Financial Eligibility Rules for Nursing Home Care in New York State should be updated as follows:

RESOURCE LEVEL FOR THE MEDICAID APPLICANT FOR 2013:
The resource level for the Medicaid applicant is $14,400 for the year 2013. GIS 13 MA/02, Attachment I.

COMMUNITY SPOUSE RESOURCE ALLOWANCE FOR 2013:
For 2013, the minimum is $74,820 and the maximum is $115,920. The community spouse may keep $74,820 or the amount of the spousal share, up to $115,920, whichever is greater. The “spousal share” is the amount equal to one-half of the total value of the couple’s countable resources as of the beginning of the most recent continuous period of institutionalization of the institutionalized spouse. GIS 03 MA/02, Attachment I.