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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Issued June 2, 2023

Page 1 of I-1600 Replacing February 28, 2020 Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “**” I-1600 NEED – RESOURCES

I-1610 GENERAL INFORMATION

Resources are cash assets or those assets which can be converted to cash to meet basic needs.

I-1610.1 Resource Standards

Resource standards are used to determine need in relation to resources. The resource standard used depends on the type of program considered. The resource standards are the:

● Non-MAGI Related (SSI-Related) resource limits;

● QDWI resource limits; and

● Medicaid Purchase Plan resource limits.

Exception:

There is no resource test for:

• MAGI-Related programs;

• Family Opportunity Act Medicaid Program; or

• Medicare Savings Programs (QMB, SLMB, QI).

The standard for the number of persons in the resource unit is compared to the countable resources. Refer to Z-900 Resource Limits by Program.

I-1610.2 Determining Countable Value

Refer to I-1630 Need—SSI-Related Resources to determine the countable value for each type of resource.

I-1610.3 Conversion of a Resource

Receipts from the sale, exchange, or replacement of a resource are not income but are resources which have been converted from one form to another form (e.g., sale of a piece of property for cash). The