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Medical Services – Appendix H, Transfer of Resources-History Page 1 of 3 01/01/14 Treatment of resource transfers for less than fair market value made by an applicant/recipient, his/her eligible spouse, or their representative are governed by the date of transfer, the institutional or waiver status of the applicant/recipient, and whether the transfer was to the applicant/recipient’s spouse. Prior to 9/1/81 there was no applicable transfer of resources policy for Medicaid applicants/recipients. Look Back Date The look back period is the time frame for which the caseworker determines whether an individual transferred resources for less than fair market value. The caseworker will look at all transfers made during the look back period. 9/1/81 through 6/30/88 (through 9/30/89 for Inter-Spousal Transfers) The look back date for the period of 9/1/81 through 6/30/88 (through 9/30/89 for Inter-Spousal Transfers) was 24 months prior to the month of application/redetermination. 7/1/88 through 8/10/93 The look back date for the period of 7/1/88 through 8/10/93 was 30 months prior to the date of institutionalization or entry into the Waiver program for Medicaid recipients. If the individual was not a Medicaid recipient on the date of institutionalization or application for the Waiver program, the look back period will be the 30 months prior to the date of application. 8/11/93 through 2/8/06 The look back date for 8/11/93 through 2/8/06 was 36 months from the date on which an individual was both in an institution and had applied for medical assistance or, in the case of a Waiver individual, from the date on which the individual applied for Waiver assistance. The 36 month look back date was effective with enactment of OBRA, 1993, for transfers occurring 8/11/93 and later. However, county workers could not begin asking “Have you transferred resources in the past 36 months?” until 36 months had passed since enactment of OBRA, 1993. Therefore, the following dates were utilized in investigating transfers by NF and Waiver applicants/recipients: • 8/11/93 through 2/10/96 - Inquire about transfers in the last 30 months • 2/11/96 through 8/10/96 - Inquire about transfers made 8/11/93 or later • 8/11/96 and later - Inquire about transfers in the last 36 months. If an institutionalized or Waiver individual was not eligible when he first applied for assistance and later reapplied, the county worker would ask about transfers in the appropriate look back period from the