65A-1.707: Family-Related Medicaid Income and Resource Criteria
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amends income disregards for family-related Medicaid.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The proposed rule eliminates the monthly cap on the deduction for work related cost of care.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 409.919 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 409.903, 409.918, 409.919 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: October 7, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 3, Room 455, Tallahassee, FL 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Pat Whitford, Economic Self-Sufficiency Services, telephone (850)410-3479
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
65A-1.707 Family-Related Medicaid Income and Resource Criteria.
(1) No change.
(a) through (c) No change.
(d) Income Disregards. Only the income remaining after the following disregards are applied is counted in the eligibility determination:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Allow the entire monthly amount of work-related cost of care expense to eligible families. Require verification of work-related cost of care deductions of more than $200 per child or incapacitated adult. If the family does not provide verification of cost of care expense of more than $200 per child or incapacitated adult, the family is eligible for a $200 per child or incapacitated adult deduction only. Work related cost of care disregards of up to $200 per month are allowed in the budget per child under age two and up to $175 per month per child age two or over or per incapacitated adult.
4. through 8. No change.
9. Interest and dividends on dividendson countable assets are excluded.
(e) through (f) No change.
(2) No change.
Specific Authority 409.919 FS. Law Implemented 409.903, 409.918, 409.919 FS. History–New 10-8-97, Amended 2-15-01, 11-23-04, 2-20-07, 5-6-08,_______.