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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-862

NOTICES

Income and Resource Limits for Spouse Living in the Community When the Other Spouse is Institutionalized

[34 Pa.B. 2646]

   The Department of Public Welfare increased the income and resource limits described in 55 Pa. Code §§ 178.124(a)(3)(i) and (ii) and 181.452(d)(2)(iv) (relating to resource eligibility for the institutionalized spouse; and posteligibility determination of income available from an MA eligible person toward the cost of care) effective January 1, 2004, as required by 42 U.S.C.A. § 1396r-5.

   Sections 181.452(d)(2)(iv) and 178.124(a)(3)(i) and (ii) of 55 Pa. Code establish the basis for determining the Monthly Community Spouse Maintenance Need Amount and the maximum and minimum Community Spouse Resource Standard for the Categorically Needy Nonmoney Payment and Medically Needy Only Medicaid programs. These standards are required to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin annually, and are available to the public upon request at the county assistance offices.

   Effective January 1, 2004, the amounts are:

Maximum Community Spouse Resource Standard $92,760
Minimum Community Spouse Resource Standard $18,552
Maximum Monthly Community Spouse Maintenance Need Amount $2,319

ESTELLE B. RICHMAN,   
Secretary

   Fiscal Note:  14-NOT-389. (1)  General Fund; (2)  Imple-menting Year 2003-04 is $340,000; (3)  1st Succeeding Year 2004-05 is $886,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2005-06 is $913,000; 3rd Succeeding Year 2006-07 is $940,000; 4th Succeeding Year 2007-08 is $968,000; 5th Succeeding Year 2008-09 is $997,000; (4)  2002-03 Program--$777,084,000; 2001-02 Program--$761,877,000; 2000-01 Program--$722,565,000; (7)  Medical Assistance--Long Term Care; (8)  recommends adoption. Funding for 2003-04 is included in Act 9-A of 2003. Funding for 2004-05 is recommended in the 2004-05 Executive Budget.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-862. Filed for public inspection May 14, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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