Public Benefits

No Penalty Where Resources were Transferred to Disabled Child

No penalty may be assessed where resources are transferred directly to a disabled child. A nursing home resident transferred approximately…

4 years ago

Medicaid: Hire a Lawyer

Hire a Lawyer. An unrepresented nursing home resident applied for Medicaid on December 21, 2007. A 981 was issued after…

4 years ago

Medicaid: Community Spouse Resource Allowance administratively raised

Community Spouse Resource Allowance administratively raised. Evidence was stipulated that the combined marital income of the couple did not result…

4 years ago

Medicaid: Valuation; value of transferable promissory note

Valuation; value of transferable promissory note. Petitioner filed a motion for summary determination and respondent failed to answer. The issue…

4 years ago

Medicaid Transfer of Resources Penalty Affirmed (2008)

Transfer of resources penalty affirmed. Nursing home resident applied for Medicaid in January 2008. During review, caseworkers discovered a home…

4 years ago

Medicaid Treatment of Retirement Accounts

Treatment of retirement accounts. Section Section 2332 indicates that an applicant must apply for periodic benefits, but does not indicate whether the…

4 years ago

Medicaid Resource Limit Firm; Debt not a factor (2008)

Resource limit firm; debt not a factor. Petitioner’s application for benefits was denied twice because the Petitioner’s agent was unable…

4 years ago

M.K. v. Division of Medical Assistance, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (2016)

In M.K. v. Division of Medical Assistance, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (2016), the Division imposed a period…

4 years ago

Denial of Eligibility Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Cure Penalty

An applicant filed three Medicaid applications from February 7 through November 26, and all of them were denied for failure…

4 years ago