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2018 SESSION
SB 893 Medical assistance; determination of income, personal needs.
Introduced by: Jennifer T. Wexton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Medical assistance; determination of income; personal needs allowance. Provides that, when determining the income of a recipient of medical assistance services who is receiving long-term care in a medical institution or intermediate care facility, the Department shall disregard a personal needs allowance in an amount that is at least $100 and that the amount of the personal needs allowance shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers (CPI-U). The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Medical assistance; determination of income; personal needs allowance. Provides that, when determining the income of a recipient of medical assistance services who is receiving long-term care in a medical institution or intermediate care facility, the Department shall disregard a personal needs allowance in an amount that is at least $100 and that the amount of the personal needs allowance shall be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers (CPI-U).