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Every family must prove resource eligibility in addition to establishing income eligibility for Houston Medicaid nursing home benefits. If you or your spouse have too much value in counted resources, your application for Houston Medicaid will be denied. The resource limits are different based on the status of the Medicaid applicant’s spouse, if any. If…
Today we will review additional requirements to maintain a valid Miller Trust under Texas Medicaid law. These requirements are in additional to the items we previously discussed. A valid Miller Trust must be irrevocable. If your trust document contains any provisions concerning revocation, modification, or termination by an individual or a court you risk invalidating…
Today we are taking a look at some of the Texas Miller Trust requirements. A Miller Trust is also a Qualified Income Trust. In order for your trust to work you need to follow all of the legal requirements. If you do not follow the requirements then the HHSC may not honor the Miller Trust. As a result…
In order to qualify for Texas Medicaid nursing home benefits the person must have an income below a certain amount. If an applicant has income above the maximum amount, they will be denied Texas Medicaid nursing home benefits. There is no exception to disregard income if the applicant is “medically needy” as there are in…
In order to continue receiving Texas Medicaid nursing home benefits, the person receiving assistance must maintain income eligibility and resource eligibility every month. If you go over income or over assets for one month, you could lose your Texas Medicaid benefits for the entire month. Occasionally marketplace events can cause problems with maintaining eligibility. A…