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...(A) This rule sets forth how in-kind support and maintenance is valued for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Actual value" is the dollar amount that an individual paid for an item or service, or for his/her share of an item or service. (2) "Fair market value" is the dollar amount for which an item would sell on the local open market. (3) "Household" is a personal...

...(A) This rule describes how retirement funds are treated for purposes of determining medical assistance eligibility. (B) Definition. "Retirement funds" are plans designed to provide unearned income to supplant or supplement earned income. Retirement funds may include, but are not limited to such plans as: public and private pension, disability, or retirement plans; defined benefit employer pe...

...(A) This rule describes how retirement funds are treated for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Defined benefit retirement plan," also known as a "traditional pension plan," means an employer-sponsored retirement benefit that is not accessible until the individual has met specific eligibility criteria outlined in the retirement plan contract. A defined benefit plan ...

...(A) This rule describes how resources are treated for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Countable resources" mean those resources remaining after all exclusions have been applied. (2) An "encumbrance" means a claim, lien, charge, or liability attached to and binding on an identified piece of real or personal property. (3) "Equity value" means the fair market value o...

...(A) This rule describes how resources are treated for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Countable resources" mean those resources remaining after all exclusions have been applied. (2) An "encumbrance" means a claim, lien, charge, or liability attached to and binding on an identified piece of real or personal property. (3) "Equity value" m...

...(A) This rule defines the treatment of a trust for the purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance programs. This rule is only enforceable to the same extent as section 5163.21 of the Revised Code. (B) Definitions. (1) "Beneficiary" means any person benefiting in some way from the trust. The beneficiary can be the grantor or another person. There may be more than one beneficiary o...

...(A) This rule defines the treatment of a trust for the purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance programs. This rule is only enforceable to the same extent as section 5163.21 of the Revised Code. (B) Definitions. (1) "Beneficiary" means any person benefiting in some way from the trust. The beneficiary can be the grantor or another person. There may be more than one beneficiary o...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of cash, checking and savings accounts, and time deposits for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Cash" means money on hand or available in the form of currency or coins. Foreign currency or coins are cash to the extent that they can be exchanged for U.S. currency. (a) Monthly income is not counted when evaluati...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of cash, checking and savings accounts, and time deposits for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Cash" means money on hand or available in the form of currency or coins. Foreign currency or coins are cash to the extent that they can be exchanged for U.S. currency. (a) Monthly income is not counted when evalu...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of burial funds and burial contracts for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Burial funds" are revocable burial contracts, revocable burial trusts, other revocable burial arrangements (including the value of certain installment contract for burial spaces), cash, financial accounts (checking or savings accounts), or other financial i...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of burial funds and burial contracts for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Burial funds" are revocable burial contracts, revocable burial trusts, other revocable burial arrangements (including the value of certain installment contracts for burial spaces), cash, financial accounts (checking or savings accounts), or other financi...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of burial spaces for the purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Agreement," for the purpose of this rule, means a contract with a burial provider for a burial space held for the individual or a member of the individual's immediate family. (2) "Burial space," means a burial plot, gravesite, crypt, mausoleum, casket,...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of burial spaces for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Agreement," for the purpose of this rule, means a contract with a burial provider for a burial space held for the individual or a member of the individual's immediate family. (2) "Burial space," means a burial plot, gravesite, crypt, mausoleum, casket, urn, niche, or other...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of lump-sum payments for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definition. "Lump-sum payment" means income which is accrued over two or more months or a money payment which is not related to any time period, such as a death benefit or inheritance. (C) An anticipated nonrecurring lump-sum payment is considered unearned income unl...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of lump-sum payments for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definition. "Lump-sum payment" means income which is accrued over two or more months or a money payment which is not related to any time period, such as a death benefit or inheritance. (C) An anticipated nonrecurring lump-sum payment is considered unearned income unl...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of dividends and interest for the purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. "Dividends" and "interest", for the purpose of this rule, are returns on financial institution accounts. A cash gift or incentive payment to open an account is considered interest. (C) If the resource that produced the dividends or interest is: ...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of dividends and interest for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. "Dividends" and "interest", for the purpose of this rule, are returns on financial institution accounts. A cash gift or incentive payment to open an account is considered interest. (C) When the source of the dividends or interest is: (1) A countable resource, the divid...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of household goods and personal effects for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Encumbrance" is defined in rule 5160:1-3-05.1 of the Administrative Code. (2) "Household goods," for the purpose of this rule, are all personal property customarily found in or near the home and used on a regular basis in connection with the maintena...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of automobiles and other modes of transportation for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definition. "Automobile", for the purpose of this rule, means any vehicle used for transportation. It can include, in addition to cars and trucks: motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, animal-drawn vehicles, and animals. (C) One automobile is exclu...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of an individual's home for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Home", for the purpose of this rule, means any property in which an individual has an ownership interest in and which serves as the individual's principal place of residence. Home includes the structures and land appertaining to the home property. Appertaining land must...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of an individual's home for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Home," for the purpose of this rule, means any property in which an individual has an ownership interest and which serves as the individual's principal place of residence. Home includes the structures and land appertaining to the home property. A...

...(A) This rule describes excluded resources for the purpose of determining medical assistance eligibility for the aged, blind, or disabled. (B) Resource exclusions. (1) Resources excluded by federal laws other than the Social Security Act, in accordance with 20 C.F.R. 416.1236 (as in effect October 1, 2020), unless otherwise noted. This list contains unspent income from exempt sources: (a) Agent...

...(A) This rule describes the application of the home replacement exclusion for purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. When the home is being replaced due to loss or damage resulting from a disaster, refer to rule 5160:1-3-05.14 of the Administrative Code. (B) Definitions. (1) "Proceeds" mean the net payments received by the seller after satisfaction of all encumbrances an...

...(A) This rule describes the application of the home replacement exclusion for the purpose of determining eligibility for medical assistance. When the home is being replaced due to loss or damage resulting from a disaster, refer to rule 5160:1-3-05.14 of the Administrative Code. (B) Definitions. (1) "Proceeds" mean the net payments received by the seller after satisfaction of all encumbrances...

...(A) This rule describes the treatment of life estates for the purposes of determining eligibility for medical assistance. (B) Definitions. (1) "Date of signature" is the date on which an individual with authority to transfer the property actually signed. (2) "Life estate" means an ownership interest in property wherein one person holds the right to possess, use, and obtain profits from the property as long as he o...