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INCOME PERSONS IN MEDICAL FACILITIES

CHRONIC CARE BUDGETING METHODOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS

Any remaining income is applied to the cost of care on a monthly basis.

When an individual enters a medical facility on a temporary basis and is expected to return to the community, s/he is considered temporarily absent. S/he and any persons residing in his/her household are budgeted as a community case. His/her income is compared to the Medically Needy Income level or the Medicaid Standard (and MBL Living Arrangement Chart, as appropriate) whichever is most beneficial.

(MRG)