009.09(F)(vii)(4) AVAILABILITY OF HARDSHIP WAIVER PROCESS.

The individual may request in writing, to the Department, a hardship waiver exception when an imposed period of ineligibility for a transfer of assets would deprive the individual of medical care so that their health or life would be endangered. A notice of discharge from the facility is not necessary to demonstrate that health or life would be endangered. Undue hardship also exists when the imposed period of ineligibility for a transfer of assets would deprive the individual of food, clothing, shelter, or other necessities of life.