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COMBINED MEDICAID 001 Table of Standards: General Resource Limits

Supersedes: CMA 001 (01/01/2025) Reference: ARM 37.82.101, .903,.1007, 1106, .1313, .1320, .1330, .1336-.1338; 37.79.201; 37.83.201, .401-.406, 501; 20 CFR 416.410 & .412; 42 CFR 435.601(b) & (d)(2); 435.811; 53-6-113(6), 53-6-131(11), 53-6-195, MCA; 42 USC 1396a (a)(10)(A)(ii)(XIII); PL 110-275 Overview: Resources in excess of the resource standard disqualify the individual or family for Medicaid. If the individual or family is resource eligible any day of the month, they are considered resource eligible for the full month (current or retroactive month). (See CMA 402-1 Countable and Excluded Resources) The household may reapply at any time, even within the same month. Use the following resource standards to determine resource eligibility: FAMILY-RELATED PROGRAMS: ACA: Effective January 1, 2014, there are no resource limits for any ACA Medicaid or ACA HMK program. ACA programs include ACA Parent/Caretaker Relative, ACA HMK Plus, ACA Pregnancy, ACA Former Foster Care and ACA HMK. BREAST & CERVICAL CANCER: There is no resource limit for the Montana Breast and Cervical Cancer program. MEDICALLY NEEDY: Family-Related medically needy programs include Qualified Pregnant Woman, Family Medically Needy and Child Medically Needy. Effective July 1, 2001: Filing Unit: . . . $3,000 (regardless of number of people included) AGED, BLIND and DISABLED (ABD) PROGRAMS: CATEGORICALLY NEEDY: Effective July 1, 2001