Do Medicaid waivers take into consideration family income?
The most important Medicaid criterion that can be waived by a state is the deeming of income and resources. Medicaid rules require that the income and resources of a spouse/parent be considered in determining Medicaid eligibility for a person who resides with a spouse/parent. This “deeming” of income and resources is to the Medicaid recipient and may be waived to allow Medicaid eligibility under the waiver to be considered similar to the methods used for people who reside in an institution. When an individual enters an institutional setting, the income of the individual is all that is considered regardless of the age of the individual. A parent’s income is not considered. In the same way, parent’s income is not considered when applying for any of the North Carolina 1915 (c) Waivers.
