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NewSale of Home Proceeds and Insurance Payments & Repairs

Last Updated July 17, 2023

How are the proceeds from the sale of the home property or an insurance payment for home repairs considered in determining eligibility

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 90, ABD, Aged, Appointment, Blind, buy, carpenter, Contract, Contractor, damage, Deed, Disabled, electrician, employ, estimate, fix, hail, handyman, home, Insurance, Interview, lineup, mitigation, ninety, Payment, plan, plumber, procure, property, purchase, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, remediation, repair, replace, Resource, restoration, restore, roof, Sale, Schedule, SLMB, snow, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, storm, supplemental, tornado, water, weather

NewAbsence from the Home: Temporary vs Permanent

Last Updated July 17, 2023

Determining whether an absence is temporary or permanent.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Absence, Aged, alone, Blind, camper, Care, countable, Disabled, dwelling, Exempt, feasible, fixed, health, home, hospital, house, improve, long, Medical, mobile, Nursing Home, Payment, permanent, plan, possible, primary, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, realistic, recreational vehicle, rehabilitation, Residence, Resource, RV, Shelter, short, sick, SLMB, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, temporary, time, trailer, trip, vacation, viable, visit, well

NewCountable Property

Last Updated July 14, 2023

Determining the countable value of property not associated with the home property

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, appraisal, Blind, countable, Disabled, equity, estimate, Fair Market Value, FMV, Indian, knowledge, loan, Mortgage, oral, Payment, professional, property, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Individual – Group 1, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, real estate, realtor, Residence, SLMB, specialized, Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary, SSP, state, supplemental, trust, written

UpdatedSSP Best Practices

Last Updated June 5, 2023

Answers to some common questions about the Debit Card/Direct Deposit for cash benefits

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: ABD, Aged, Blind, Contact, Debit Card, direct deposit, Disabled, FACS, guardian, lost, Mastercard, Medical ID, Parent, payee, recipient, replacement, Representative, RID, SSP, State Supplemental Payment, stolen

Transferring Money from Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Last Updated January 24, 2023

Steps to follow to allow a transfer from a Special Needs Trust to ABLE Account

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, ABLE, account, Advantage, Aged, allow, approve, balance, Blind, close, DDS, deny, Developmental Disabilities Services, Disabled, Exempt, home, Long Term care, LTC, nursing facility, Request, Resource, SNT, Special needs trust, STABLE, Transfer

Resource – Vehicles

Last Updated September 23, 2022

Policy and examples regarding vehicles as a resource.

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, Advantage, Aged, automobile, Blind, car, countable, DDS, Developmental Disability Services, Disabled, Exempt, Facility, Long Term care, LTC, motorcycle, Nursing Home, recreational vehicle, Resources, RV, SUV, transportation, truck, van, Vehicle

One Third Reduction Rule

Last Updated February 23, 2023

Instructions regarding One Third Reduction Rule for Someone Living with Another Household

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, Advantage, categorically needy, Countable Income, Eligibility, federal need standard, Food, In-Kind, Income, LTC, Medicaid Income Pension Trust, MIPT, One Third Rule, QMBP, Shelter, SLMB, SSI Standard, SSP, Unearned Income

Countable In-Kind Income

Last Updated September 23, 2022

Explanation of Countable In-Kind Income

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Long Term Care (LTC) Topics: ABD, apartment, board, countable, electric, Eligibility, Food, garbage, general income exclusion, Heating, home, In-Kind, LTC, maintenance, Medicaid Income Pension Trust, MIPT, Mortgage, paid, pay, propane, Rent, room, SSI, Support, Unearned Income, Utilities

Child Support: Who does it belong to?

Last Updated August 10, 2020

For ABD-related benefits, child support is usually counted as income for the child for whom it is intended. Refer to article ABD: How to Code Child Support 1/3 Deduction for Child with Disability for explanation on how to count the child support when determining eligibility for a child who has a disability. If eligibility is […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Topics: 1/3, ABD, Adult, Aged, Blind, Calculation, Caregiver, Child, Child Support, Countable Income, Deduction, Disabled, Eligibility, FACS, Minor, one-third, Parent, recipient, unearned

Updated$20 General Income Exclusion

Last Updated May 16, 2023

327:35-5-42(d)(1)and(5)(B) The General Income Exclusion (GIE) is a $20 per month income deduction. It is mostly used to bring down countable income that is barely over the standard, so the client can be eligible for a particular benefit. For QMB, SLMB and QI-1, the GIE can be used: First on unearned income If any of […]

Subject: Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD), Programs Topics: $20, ABD, Aged, Blind, buy-in, Deduction, Disabled, dollars, earned, exclusion, FACS, general, Income, Individual, Low-Income, Medical, QI-1, QMBP, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Plus, SLMB, Specified Low Income, SSP, standard, State Supplemental Payment block, twenty, unearned