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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 Medical Services Board

163 applicable to a client being discharged from a hospital, nursing facility or Long- Term Home Health. For purposes of applying the special income standard for the aged, disabled or blind persons in Long-Term Care Institutions, gross income means income before application of deductions, exemptions or disregards appropriate to the SSI program. Medical Assistance will be provided beginning the first day of the month following the month during which a child under the age of 18 ceases to live with his or her parent(s). Once determined to meet the institutional requirement, parental income and resources will cease to be deemed available to the child because the child is institutionalized and not living in the parents' home. 2. Eligibility under the 300% Institutionalized Special Income category will be provided to applicants who: a. Have attained the age of 65 years or; b. Have met the requirements according to the definition of disability or blindness applicable to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) c. Have been institutionalized for at least 30 consecutive full days in a Long- Term Care institution. The 30 consecutive full day stay may be a combination of days in a hospital, Long-Term Care institution, or receiving services from a Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program or Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Supporting documentation must be provided which verifies the 30 consecutive full days. This documentation shall include the Long-Term Services and Supports Level of Care Eligibility Determination and/or medical records which must be verified by a physician or case manager. If a client dies prior to the 30th consecutive full day, the client shall be determined to have met the 30 consecutive full day requirement if: