24-001.02B5 Living Apart with One in a Specified Living

Arrangement: If only one spouse is eligible for ABD Medicaid, spousal impoverishment rules apply for treatment of income and resources (see 477 NAC 26-004 and 477 NAC 26-003). An assessment and designation of resources must be completed (see 477 NAC 26- 003.01B and 477 NAC 26-003.01F). The spouse shall be allowed the resource standard for one. If both spouses are eligible and one enters a specified living arrangement, income and resources shall be considered separately beginning the first full month the couple ceases to live together. Each spouse shall be allowed a resource standard for one. Combined resources must be $8,000 or less. Note: If one spouse is temporarily absent from the home, the couple's income and resources shall continue to be considered together. An absence of fewer than 90 days is considered temporary. If the spouse will be absent more than 90 days, the spouse’s plans or ability to return home shall be evaluated.