RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID- SECTION 0382- EVALUATION OF RESOURCES
210-6740 INACTIVE RULE EMERGENCY RULE
| Title | 210 | Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
| Chapter | XXX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
| Subchapter | XX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
| Part | 6740 | RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID- SECTION 0382- EVALUATION OF RESOURCES |
| Type of Filing | Amendment |
| Regulation Status | Inactive |
| Effective | 01/01/2014 to 04/21/2014 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL 40-6; TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Purpose and Reason:
The Medicaid rules are amended 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. Other technical revisions to the rule include changing references from Medical Assistance to Medicaid and changing references from Long-Term Care (LTC) to Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS).
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril:
To avoid wrongful discontinuance or denial of benefits to applicants/beneficiaries.
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