Transfer of Assets FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Transfer of Assets

UpdatedHome Property FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding Home Property

Vendor Payments: ZERO vs FULL Vendor Payments

Determining what month a vendor payment begins once a person enters ICF or ICF/IID.

Income – Earned Income FAQS

Earned income when determining vendor payments

How to Complete the Title XIX Worksheet (Community Spouse)

Instructions on Completing the MA-12

ADvantage and Other Waivers with SSP (Couple)

Although each spouse’s income is considered separately when determining financial eligibility for long-term care, there’s no provision in SSP policy to allow the Community Spouse to become eligibile for SSP when the couple’s combined income is over the ABD couple standard. When one or both is approved for ADvantage or other HCBW all income is […]

Community Spouse

Community spouse – refers to the spouse of an individual applying for or receiving nursing facility or Advantage waiver services who resides in the home.

Spousal Impoverishment

When the LTC applicant has a Spouse The intent of this policy is to ensure the community spouse (CS) avoids being left with nothing. Income is determined separately for an individual and his/her spouse for ADvantage, Nursing Home Care and Home Community Base Waiver/Intellectually Disabled (HCBW/ID) services. If the CS’s monthly gross income is less […]