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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued June 9, 2026

Page 1 of I-1630 Replacing September 23, 2024

Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “**” I-1630 NEED - SSI-RELATED RESOURCES

I-1631 REQUIREMENT

Countable resources shall not exceed the allowable limits of:

• $2,000 per individual, or

• $3,000 per couple.

Exception: Grandfathered and/or converted beneficiaries shall have their resources compared to the limits established on or prior to December 31, 1973.

Effective October 1, 2019, all resources shall be disregarded in eligibility determinations for Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) and Qualifying Individual (QI) Programs.

Refer to Z-900 Resource Limits by Program.

I-1632 RESOURCE UNIT

The resource unit is the individual or group of individuals whose resources must be considered in determining eligibility.

I-1633 GENERAL INFORMATION

Count resources as of the first moment of the first day of the month.

Changes in resources during the month do not affect resource eligibility for the month. If resources are acquired during the current month, re-evaluate resource eligibility as of the first day of the following month.

Since money shall not be considered as income and a resource in the same month, do not count as a resource any money considered as income.