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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued June 9, 2026

Page 62 of I-1630 Replacing September 23, 2024

Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “**”  Recreational Vehicles (Boats, Motors, and Campers)

Count the equity value unless the resource has been excluded as necessary for self-support.

Note: The current J.D. Power Values Online trade-in value may be used. ** Use average trade-in value when obtaining values from the online service.

Refer to Vehicles.

 Relocation Assistance

Exclude from resources unspent relocation assistance payments from the federal government.

Exclude only for nine months unspent relocation assistance payments from a state or local government which are received after May 1991. The last month this exclusion may apply is April 1994.

Note: Count as unearned income in the month of receipt any interest paid on unspent federal, state or local government payments and as a resource the following month.

 Reparation Payments

Exclude from resources reparation payments received from the Republic of Germany or from the Austrian General Social Insurance Act, the Nazi Persecution Victims Eligibility Act or Netherlands WUV payments.

Note: Do not count as unearned income any interest paid on unspent reparation payments as income in the month of receipt, but as a resource the following month.