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RECERTIFICATION 7.10
If, at the time of recertification for MA, a recipient meets all eligibility requirements except that net income exceeds the MNIL, all spend-down provisions must be met.
The recipient must be notified of a conditional termination of assistance and of the amount of the prospective spend-down deductible.
This applies whether or not the assistance unit's eligibility during the previous period was established on the basis of spend-down.
LONG-TERM CARE AND SPEND-DOWN 7.11
Income eligibility for LTC assistance units is established in accordance with the policies governing the determination of the Patient Pay Amount (PPA) (see Section 2.14: Patient Pay Amount (PPA) in Part VII).