Eligibility Criteria for a "Single" Applicant:
- Must be a US citizen or a lawfully admitted Alien.
- Must be a Texas Resident.
- Must meet a Medical Necessity assessment.
- Must be in a nursing home (that offers a Medicaid bed) for 30 days.
- Must have income less than $2,349.00.
- Must have Countable Resources less than $2,000.00
- Must be free of all Post-DRA penalties for uncompensated transfers (Penalty Divisor is $213.71).
Eligibility Criteria for a "Couple" both filing (all criteria is the same except):
- Must have a combined income less than $4,698.00.
- Must have Countable Resources Less than $3,000.00.
Spousal Impoverishment:
- The applicant must divert all or enough of his or her monthly income to their non-instigutional spouse, so the non-institutional spouse has gross monthly income of $3,216.50.
- The Community Spouse is allowed to retain 50% of the couples combined Countable Resources with a minimum of $25,728.00 Maximum of $128,640.00 in some cases, more resources are allowed.
Exempt Assets:
- Homestead less than $595,000.
- Personal Property.
- Automobile (unlimited value). A 2nd auto if the spouse works.
- Irrevocable pre-paid funeral contracts.
- Burial plots.