Medicaid Policy
Medicaid Policy
This waiver helps people who are at least 65 get the services they need to stay in the community instead of a nursing home. People on this waiver must be aged.
AAA determines the need for the level of care for this waiver. That agency can tell individuals if the waiver is available in their area.
Use only the individual’s total income. Only the following types of income are not considered:
Austrian Reparation Payments
German Reparations Payments made by the Federal Republic of Germany.
Japanese and Aleutian Restitution Payments.
Netherlands Reparation Payments based on Nazi, but not Japanese, persecution during World War II.
Payments from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established pursuant to the settlement in regard to Agent Orange product liability litigation.
Radiation Exposure Compensation.
VA pensions limited to $90 per month under 38 U.S.C. 5503.
From total income subtract:
100% FPL for the person’s needs.
Earned income deduction up to $125 (Table II-A).
Deduction for shelter cost (431-11).
Deduction for a spouse (431-9).
Deduction for a dependent family member (431-10).
Deduction for health insurance and medical expenses (431-11, 431-1, 461-5).
Any amount left is the amount of contribution to the cost of care.