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22-02 Version of 39.4 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Tables

39.4.1 Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Assets and Income Table

Category Limit Group Size 1 Group Size 2 Effective Updated Annually?
SSI-Related Categorically Needy Asset $2,000.00 $3,000.00 1/1/1989 No
Income $924.78 $1,393.05 1/1/2022 Yes
SSI-Related Medically Needy Asset $2,000.00 $3,000.00 1/1/1989 No
Income $1,132.50 $1,525.83 2/1/2022 Yes
MAPP Asset $15,000.00 N/A 3/1/2000 No
Income Less than 250% FPL (see Section 39.5 FPL Table) 2/1/2022 Yes
Institutions Categorically Needy Income $2,523.00 N/A 1/1/2022 Yes
Group B Community Waivers Income $2,523.00 N/A 1/1/2022 Yes
QMB Asset $8,400.00 $12,600.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Income At or below 100% FPL (see Section 39.5 FPL Table) 2/1/2022 Yes
SLMB Asset $8,400.00 $12,600.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Income At least 100% FPL but less than 120% FPL (see Section 39.5 FPL Table) 2/1/2022 Yes
SLMB+ Asset $8,400.00 $12,600.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Income At least 120% FPL but less than 135% FPL (see Section 39.5 FPL Table) 2/1/2022 Yes
QDWI Asset $4,000.00 $6,000.00 7/1/1990 No
Income $2,265.00 $3,051.66 2/1/2022 Yes

39.4.2 Disabled Minors Deeming and Allowances

Item Amount Effective Updated Annually?
SSI-Related Deeming Amount to an Ineligible Minor $420.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Parental living allowance - 1 Parent $841.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Parental living allowance - 2 Parents $1,261.00 1/1/2022 Yes

39.4.3 LTC Post-Eligibility Allowances

Item Amount Effective Updated Annually?
Institutions Personal Needs Allowance $45.00 7/1/2001 No
Institutions Home Maintenance Allowance Maximum $1,020.77 1/1/2022 Yes
Non-Spousal-Impoverishment Family Maintenance Allowance Maximum $1,020.77 1/1/2022 Yes
Community Waivers Basic Needs Allowance $1,021.00 1/1/2022 Yes
Community Waivers Personal Maintenance Allowance Maximum $2,523.00 1/1/2022 Yes

39.4.4 LTC Spousal Impoverishment Post-Eligibility Allowances and Community Spouse Asset Share

Description Amount Effective Updated Annually?

Community Spouse Lower Income Allocation Limit

$3,051.66

7/1/2022 Yes

Shelter Base Amount

$915.50

7/1/2022 Yes

Community Spouse Income Allocation Maximum

$3,435.00

1/1/2022 Yes
Dependent Family Member Income Allowance Maximum $762.92 7/1/2022 Yes
Dependent Family Member Income Allowance Standard

$2,288.75

7/1/2022 Yes

Community Spouse Asset Share (CSAS) Maximum

$137,400

1/1/2022 Yes

39.4.5 Family Care, Family Care Partnership, or PACE Group B Plus Cost Share Cap

Item Amount Effective Updated Annually?
Cost Share Cap for Group B Plus Family Care, Family Care Partnership, or PACE $3,228.27 1/1/2022 Yes

39.4.6 Institutional Cost of Care Values

Item Amount Effective Updated Annually?
Daily Average Private Pay Nursing Home Rate $307.40 1/1/2022 Yes
Monthly Average Private Pay Nursing Home Rate $9,350.08 1/1/2022 Yes
Monthly Rate for State Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities $28,028.96 1/1/2022 Yes

39.4.7 SSI Reference Values

Item Group Size 1 Group Size 2 Effective Updated Annually?
Federal SSI Payment Level $841.00 $1,261.00 1/1/2022 Yes
State Supplementary Payment (SSP) $83.78 $132.05 1994 No
SSI E Supplement $95.99 $345.36 1994 No
Substantial Gainful Activity Threshold for Non-Blind Disabled Individuals $1,350.00 N/A 1/1/2022 Yes
Substantial Gainful Activity Threshold for Blind Individuals $2,260.00 N/A 1/1/2022 Yes

 

This page last updated in Release Number: 22-02
Release Date: 08/01/2022
Effective Date: 08/01/2022


The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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