Income Levels for 2013

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Jan 282013
 

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

INCOME LEVEL FOR 2013 – 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 2013 is $800 per month. GIS 13 MA/02, at 2.

INCOME LEVEL FOR 2013 – MONTH ONE – PERSON IN A NURSING HOME WHO DOES HAVE A COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The Medically Needy Income Level for a household of one for 2013 is $800 per month. GIS 13 MA/02, at 2.

INCOME LEVEL FOR 2013 – 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 2013 if he does not have a community spouse. GIS 13 MA/02, Attachment I.

INCOME LEVEL FOR 2013 – 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 2013 if he does have a community spouse. GIS 13 MA/02, Attachment I.

INCOME LEVEL FOR 2013 – COMMUNITY SPOUSE
The community spouse is allowed to keep $2,898 per month of income during 2013. GIS 13 MA/02, Attachment I.

Resource Levels for 2013

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Jan 282013
 

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.