Ssi Method Of Counting Income And Resources Of A Couple

IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.03.05 – Eligibility for Aid to Department of Health and Welfare the Aged, Blind, & Disabled (AABD) Section 763 Page 56 The SSI method is the same method used to count income and resources for AABD cash. Income and resources of the participant and spouse are counted as mutually available. This method must be used for months either spouse gets SSI or AABD cash, or an SSI and/or AABD application is filed and approved. This method must be used for Medicaid eligibility, and liability for the cost of long-term care, whether or not one (1) or both spouses apply for Medicaid. For long-term care, the couple’s income and resources are mutually available when one (1) or both spouses apply during the month they separated, because one (1) or both left their mutual home to enter a long-term care facility. (7-1-24) 763. COMMUNITY PROPERTY (CP) METHOD OF COUNTING INCOME AND RESOURCES OF A COUPLE. A married participant in long-term care, whose spouse is not in the community, can use the CP method. A married participant using the FSI method, but not income-eligible using FSI, may choose the CP method for income eligibility. The CP method must not be used for the FSI participant’s resource eligibility or patient liability. (7-1-24)