Protected Income Level

(a) The department shall use a set of standards called the protected income levels (PIL) to determine eligibility for all categories of medically needy medical assistance, with the exception of individuals eligible for nursing facility care, whose eligibility for medically needy medical assistance shall be determined pursuant to He-W 858.05.

(b) The maximum monthly PIL shall be as listed in Table 600.11, protected income levels, below:

Table 600.11, Protected Income Levels

Assistance Group Size Protected Income Levels 1 $888 2 $1,033 3 $1,177 4 $1,311 5 $1,444 6 $1,611 7 $1,744 8 $1,944 9 $2,055 10 $2,222 11 $2,411 12 $2,566

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #5171, eff 6-26-91; ss by #5530, eff 12-16-92; ss by #6865, eff 10-3-98; amd by #6952, eff 3-1-99; ss by #7226, eff 4-1-00; amd by #7451, eff 2-17-01; amd by #7622, INTERIM, eff 1-9-02 EXPIRED: 7-8-02; amd by #7693, eff 5-25-02; amd by #7803, INTERIM, eff 1-1-03, EXPIRED: 6-30-03; amd by #7876, eff 4-23-03; amd by #8015, eff 1-1-04, EXPIRED: 6-29-04; amd by #8092, eff 5-28-04; amd by #8252, eff 1-8-05; amd by #8433, eff 9-21-05 ss by #9111, INTERIM, eff 3-24-08, EXPIRES: 9-20-08; ss by #9208, eff 7-19-08; ss by #11169, eff 8-26-16 (See Revision Note #1 at Part heading for He-W 858); ss by #14092, eff 10-4-24