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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued June 9, 2026

Page 37 of I-1630 Replacing September 23, 2024

Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “**” months following the month of receipt. The exclusion applies only to the lump sum payments. The exclusion does not apply to items purchased with the payments unless those items are otherwise excludable. This is true even if the exclusion period has not expired. Any portion of the SSI or RSDI lump sum retained as of the first day of the month following the exclusion period is included as a countable resource. See Bank Accounts and Dedicated Accounts at Section I-1634.3.

Note: SSI and RSDI lump sum payments deposited in Medicaid Qualifying Trusts are considered available immediately. Refer to I-1700 Trusts.

The money from SSI and RSDI lump sum payments must be identifiable in order to be excluded. Being Identifiable does not require that the excluded funds be kept physically apart from other funds. Any withdrawals made from an account with commingled funds, presume that the non-excluded funds are withdrawn first, leaving as much of the excluded funds as possible in the account.

Interest earned on excluded lump sum payments from SSI and RSDI is exempt income in the month of receipt and a resource thereafter.

VA Aid and Attendance and Other Types of Lump Sum Payments

Count as a resource any portion remaining as of the first day of the month following receipt.

Property Insurance

Do not count as resources the lump sum payments received due to claims resulting from natural disasters as long as the funds are used for replacement and repair of property. The funds should be identifiable as disaster funds. When funds are withdrawn from an account with commingled funds always assume that non-excluded funds are withdrawn first, leaving as much of the excluded funds in the account as possible.

Victims Compensation Payments

Effective May 1, 1991, exclude Victims Compensation payments