All Medicaid Programs |
Obsolete Policy |
Some married clients may qualify for a spousal impoverishment income deduction. This amount is called the Spousal Needs Allowance (SNA) and is deducted from the client's total income after the client's personal needs allowance and shelter expenses.
Clients who qualify for this deduction are:
A. Married clients who enter a medical institution or
B. Married clients in the following HCB waivers.
o Aging Waiver
o Community Supports Waiver
o Technology Dependent Waiver
o Acquired Brain Injury Waiver
o New Choices Waiver special income group
o Medically Complex Child