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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued June 9, 2026

Page 2 of I-1630 Replacing September 23, 2024

Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “**” Occasionally, a regular periodic payment (e.g., wages, title II, or VA benefits) is received in a month other than the month of normal receipt. Such funds are first subject to evaluation as resources in the month following the month of normal receipt. Refer to I-1500 Need – Income for how the income should be counted.

 Income remaining the first day of the month after the month of receipt becomes a resource.

Exception: SSI and RSDI lump sum payments received prior to March 2, 2004 are excluded as resources for six months. Payments received after March 2, 2004 are excluded for nine months. Refer to Lump Sum Payments.

Money received to enable the beneficiary to pay outstanding debts for medical or social services (e.g., payment received from Medicare for an outstanding debt) is excluded as a resource for one full calendar month following the month of receipt. Any funds retained as of the first moment of the second month following receipt are included as a countable resource at that time.

Refer to I-1660, Spousal Impoverishment Resource Provisions, for additional information regarding resources of LTC, HCBS, ACH or PACE applicants/beneficiary(s) with community spouses.

Refer to I-1670, Transfer of Resources for Less Than Fair Market Value, for policy concerning transferred resources.

If the applicant/beneficiary is a child or a qualified non-citizen, refer to I-1420, Need - Deeming.

Resources are available if:

• The resource unit has legal means to access,

Note: "Legal means to access" includes property settlement and succession. If there is any way the person can legally obtain the resource, then it is considered available.

• The cash value is available to the resource unit, or

• Held by a representative payee, legal guardian, or curator on