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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services
Chapter 110. Eligibility and Appeals
12/5/2024

12VAC30-110-1030. Income eligibility.

A. Individuals and families who otherwise meet the medically needy eligibility requirements, but who have income in excess of the medically needy limit, shall be ineligible for medical assistance unless the excess income is insufficient to meet the total cost of needed medical care and the cost of incurred medical or remedial care recognized under state law has been deducted from excess income.

B. Spenddown applies only to the medically needy. Individuals must meet the medically needy nonfinancial, property transfer and resource requirements in order to be placed on a spenddown.

C. An individual or family shall be determined to be income eligible when countable income is equal to or lower than the medically needy income level for the budget period or when countable income after deduction of specified medical and remedial care expenses is equal to or below the MNIL. Countable income shall be compared to the MNIL for the budget period and incurred medical and remedial care expenses shall be deducted from income in excess of the MNIL.

D. An applicant having income in excess of the MNIL shall be advised that medical expenses incurred prior to the month of application count toward meeting the spenddown if the following conditions are met:

1. The applicant is legally liable to pay the expense.

2. A claim for the expense was submitted to the liable third parties and the applicant provides evidence of the third parties' denial of payment or amount of payment made by the third parties for the expense. Only that portion of the expense which is the applicant's legal responsibility (not the liability of any third party) shall be deducted from countable income.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR460-10-8.2600 § 2, eff. April 30, 1995.

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