37.82.1110    RESOURCE STANDARDS, NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED MEDICALLY NEEDY

(1) Except as provided in (2) for households receiving assistance in the FAIM project, the medically needy resource limitations are:

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( a ) One hundred dollars will be added to the two person standard for each additional family member.

(2) For households receiving assistance in the FAIM project, the medically needy resource limitation is $3,000 regardless of the number of members in the household.

(3) To establish resource eligibility for the medically needy program:

(a) FAIM financial assistance related individuals and families will have resources evaluated according to ARM 37.78.401. The value of the resources must not exceed the resource limit under (1) as of the date of application to be eligible for any part of the month.

(b) SSI related individuals will have resources evaluated according to 20 CFR part 416, subpart L, as amended through April 1, 1990. The department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference 20 CFR, part 416, subpart L, as amended through April 1, 1990. A copy of these federal regulations may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Human and Community Services Division, Public Assistance Bureau, Cogswell Building, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202952, Helena, MT 59620-2952. SSI-related applicants must be within the applicable resource limit under (1) on the first moment of the first day of the coverage month.

(4) The exemption from the resource requirements relating to financially responsible relatives as described at ARM 37.82.903(2 ) ( b) applies to individuals applying as medically needy.

History: Sec. 53-2-201, 53-6-113 and 53-6-402, MCA; IMP, Sec. 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-131 and 53-6-402, MCA; NEW, 1982 MAR p. 729, Eff. 4/16/82; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 863, Eff. 7/15/83; AMD, 1986 MAR p. 678, Eff. 4/25/86; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 265, Eff. 3/1/91; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 284, Eff. 1/26/96; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 3281, Eff. 12/18/98; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 476.