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Medicaid Application and Other Forms Online
Virginia Medicaid Manual

The Medicaid Eligibility Manual contains the policy and procedures used by eligibility workers to determine eligibility for the Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) programs. 

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The Medicaid Manual is available in toto at the link on the left  in Portable Document Format (PDF).  Here are some specific links to oft used manual policy citations: 

bullet APPLICATIONS
bulletM01 MEDICAID APPLICATION
bulletS08 ABD INCOME
bulletS11 ABD RESOURCES
bulletM14 LONG TERM CARE (INCLUDING SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT)
Medicaid Application Official Medicaid Application. 
Pre-Screening Assessments Links to Virginia Long Term Care Uniform Assessment Instrument Forms
Life Tables Official U. S. Government Annuity and Promissory Note Life Expectancy / Actuarial Table - Deficit Reduction Act, 2005
Entitlement Tables Medicaid and SSI Pubic Entitlement Tables, income and resource limitations.  Updated March 6, 2006.

Current Official Virginia Medicaid Position

The official web page of the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services. Links to the FOE officer for DMAS. See the CMS "State Medicaid Manual" for the Federal perspective on what Medicaid policy should be.

Virginia DMAS Medicaid Plan

Virginia  Administrative Code Regulations constituting the official Virginia Medical Assistance Plan.
Medicaid Resources

Medicaid Planning Outline 2009

Income and Resource Guidelines Links
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicaid for Institutionalized Persons
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Shawn's 2006 Outline, including HIPAA

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Shawn's 2006 Outline, NO HIPAA

 

Spousal Impoverishment

bulletFederal Statute
bulletVirginia Rules

Transfer of Assets

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Federal Rules

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Virginia Rules

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Failure of Widow(er) To Claim The Elective Share Treated As A Transfer of Assets
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Va. Code Section 64.1-13 et seq.

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Miller v. Kansas Department of Social Services

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Annuities Regulations

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Transfers by Community Spouse After Initial Eligibility Established: HCFA Advisory Letter 

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Testamentary Trust Established by Spouse Does Not Violate the Medicaid TOA Rule

Estate Recovery

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Virginia Statute

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Virginia Regulations

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Lien Reduction

bulletNegotiation Guidelines

 

Special Needs Trusts
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Virginia Department of Social Services Letter Regarding Pooled Income Trusts and Transfer of Assets Policy
Related to FUNDING Such Trusts

Medicaid Bibliography Selected post OBRA 93 journal and review articles regarding special needs trusts, appeals, and transfer issues.