Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-107

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 129-6-107 - Property exemption

(a) Ownership of otherwise nonexempt real property or personal property shall not affect eligibility if the aggregate resource value is not in excess of $2,000 for one person or $3,000 for two or more persons, including the number of persons whose nonexempt resources are considered available to a person in the assistance plan.

(b) Ownership of property with a resource value in excess of the amounts specified in subsection (a) shall render the applicant or recipient and the members of the applicant's or recipient's assistance plan ineligible for medical assistance, except for the following:

(1) For medicare beneficiaries who meet the requirements of K.A.R. 129-6-86, the resource value shall be in excess of the following standards before the applicant or recipient and the members of the applicant's or recipient's family group shall be rendered ineligible:

(A) For calendar year 2006, $6,000 for one person or $9,000 for a couple; and

(B) for subsequent years, the amounts established in paragraph (b)(1)(A) increased by the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for all items based on the United States city average as established in September of the previous year.

(2) For working disabled individuals who meet the requirements of K.A.R. 129-6-87, the resource value shall be over twice the amounts specified in subsection (a) before the applicant or recipient and the members of the applicant's or recipient's assistance plan shall be rendered ineligible.

(3) For disabled individuals with earned income who meet the requirements of K.A.R. 129-6-88, the resource value shall be over $15,000 before the applicant or recipient and the members of the applicant's or recipient's assistance plan shall be rendered ineligible. If the applicant or recipient is making a bona fide and documented effort to dispose of the excess property at a reasonable market value, medical assistance for not more than nine months shall be provided.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-107

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.