MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- SECTION 0372- SPECIAL TREATMENT COVERAGE GROUPS
218-3941 INACTIVE RULE EMERGENCY RULE
Title | 218 | Department of 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 | 3941 | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- SECTION 0372- SPECIAL TREATMENT COVERAGE GROUPS |
Type of Filing | Amendment |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 01/01/2013 to 05/01/2013 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL 40-8; TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Purpose and Reason:
This amended rule revises the resource limits for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB), Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB), and Qualifying Individuals (QI) Programs. The resource limits for the QMB, SLMB, and QI Programs have been increased to $7,080 for a single person and $10,620 for a married person living with a spouse and no other dependents. In addition, the Medicare Part B Premium amount has been increased from $99.90 to $104.90.
Brief statement of Reason for Finding Imminent Peril:
To prevent beneficiaries from being wrongly deprived of benefits needed for their support.