28.5 Home and Community-Based Waivers Long-Term Care Cost Sharing

28.5.1 HCBWLTC Cost Sharing Introduction

28.5.1 Home and Community-Based Waivers Long-Term Care Cost Sharing Introduction

Cost sharing is the monthly amount a waivers participant may have to contribute toward the cost of his or her waiver services. Count only the income of the member when you calculate the cost share.

Payment of the cost share is a condition of eligibility. See Section 28.8.3.1 Personal Maintenance Allowance for instructions about how to calculate a cost share.

28.5.2 Spenddown

Effective July 1, 2015, Group C was replaced with Group B Plus, ending the group of members with a spenddown. See Section 28.8.3 Group B and B Plus for eligibility and cost share information.

This page last updated in Release Number: 15-02

Release Date: 07/30/2015

Effective Date: 07/30/2015

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