Medicaid Code of Administrative Rules, Section 0300: Rhode Island Medicaid Overview
210-RICR-10-00-1 INACTIVE RULE
| Title | 210 | Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
| Chapter | 10 | EOHHS General Provisions |
| Subchapter | 00 | General Provisions |
| Part | 1 | Medicaid Code of Administrative Rules, Section 0300: Rhode Island Medicaid Overview |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 04/21/2014 to 08/10/2014 |
Regulation Authority:
Chapter 40-8 of the Rhode Island General Laws, as amended; Title XIX of the Social Security Act
Purpose and Reason:
“Section 0300, Rhode Island Medicaid Overview” of the Medicaid Code of Administrative Rules is promulgated to ensure these rules are in compliance with State and federal guidance and to reflect the following: the amount of allowable home equity interest has been increased for individuals seeking eligibility for Medicaid nursing facility services or other long-term care services from $536,000 to $543,000. In addition, the amount of the equity value of the life estate of an institutionalized individual that can be considered an excluded resource has increased from $536,000 to $543,000.
