State of CaliforniaHealth and Human Services Agency Department of Health Care Services
PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY FOR NURSING FACILITY
Case name: ________________________________
LEVEL-OF-CARE WORK SHEET
Case number:_______________________________
For use only when transfers made by an institutional individual
Eligibility Worker number:______________________
occurred on or after January 1, 1990.
Date: ______________________________________
REMINDER:
Do not calculate a period of ineligibility if the month of transfer was more than 30 months from the date for which nursing
facility level-of-care under Medi-Cal is being requested.
Do not add transfers together unless they are transfers made on the same day, from the same account, to the same person.
The period of INELIGIBILITY can be reduced whenever the institutionalized individual receives additional compensation for
the property transferred.
The period of INELIGIBILITY terminates if the property is transferred back to the institutionalized individual.
Payments from state-certified long-term care policies are to be deducted from the total net nonexempt property.
A. WAS THE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED EXEMPT OR EXCEPTED FROM INCLUSION IN THE
PROPERTY RESERVE AT THE TIME OF TRANSFER? ........................................................................... YES NO
If YES, STOP. No period of ineligibility exists. If NO, continue to B.
B. DETERMINE THE UNCOMPENSATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED. ........................
1. Net market value of nonexempt property transferred. ................................................. ___________
2. Amount of compensation received in excess of encumbrances and closing costs. ___________
3. Uncompensated value (line 1 minus line 2)................................................................. ___________
C. WAS THE UNCOMPENSATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY TRANSFERRED LESS THAN THE
AVERAGE PRIVATE PAY RATE (APPR)? ................................................................................................. YES NO
1. Uncompensated value (B.3.)........................................................................................ ___________
2. APPR as of the date of application or the date of institutionalization, whichever is
most recent. ................................................................................................................. ___________
3. Total (line 1 minus line 2) ............................................................................................. ___________
If YES, STOP. No period of ineligibility exists. If NO, continue to D.
D. IS THERE A POTENTIAL PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY? (Skip D and continue to E if individual was
a Medi-Cal Long-Term Care beneficiary at time of the transfer.) ......................................................... YES NO
1. Uncompensated value (B.3.) divided by APPR (round down to the nearest whole
number)........................................................................................................................ ___________
2. Number of months including month of transfer up to and excluding the month of
application or retroactive month, if applicable. ............................................................. ___________
3. Total (line 1 minus line 2) ............................................................................................. ___________
If D.3. is equal to or less than zero, check NO and STOP. No period of ineligibility exists.
If D.3. is greater than zero, check YES and continue to E.
E. WAS THE INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE PROPERTY LIMITS AT THE TIME OF
TRANSFER? ............................................................................................................................................... YES NO
1. Amount of other net nonexempt property available to the institutionalized individual
at the time of transfer. Note: If an applicant is an institutionalized spouse with a
community spouse, include the net nonexempt property available to the community
spouse. ....................................................................................................................... ___________
2. Uncompensated value of property transferred (line B.3.)............................................ ___________
3. Total net nonexempt property (add lines 1 and 2) ....................................................... ___________
4. Enter $2,000. (If the applicant is an institutionalized spouse with a community
spouse, include the Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) in effect at the
time of application in addition to the $2,000.) .............................................................. ___________
5. Uncompensated value which would have resulted in excess property, transferred to
establish eligibility (line 3 minus line 4). If greater than amount in line 2, enter amount
in line 2. ...................................................................................................................... _____________
If amount is $0 or less, check YES. STOP. No period of ineligibility exists.
If amount is greater than zero, check NO—continue to Section F.
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F. PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY FOR NURSING FACILITY LEVEL-OF-CARE.
1. Uncompensated value of transferred property that would have resulted in excess
property (line E.5.)........................................................................................................ ___________
2. APPR............................................................................................................................ ___________
3. Number of months in the period (line 1 divided by line 2, round down to nearest whole
number)........................................................................................................................ ___________
If less than one, STOP. No period of ineligibility exists.
4. Applicants: Number of months including month of transfer and up to and excluding
month of application and retroactive month (line D.2.) ................................................
Beneficiaries: Number of months including month of transfer up to and excluding
current month ___________
5. Months of ineligibility remaining (line 3 minus line 4) .................................................. ___________
6. If the number of months remaining in line 5 is greater than zero, the PERIOD OF
INELIGIBILITY WILL EXPIRE ON __________________
(Begin with the month of application, retroactive month, or current month if the
person is a beneficiary.)
G. BENEFICIARIES ONLY: DID THE PERSON RECEIVE MEDI-CAL FOR NURSING FACILITY
LEVEL-OF-CARE IN A MONTH THROUGHOUT WHICH A PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY SHOULD HAVE
EXISTED? ................................................................................................................................................... YES NO
If YES, there is an overpayment for nursing facility level-of-care only. A referral is required.
NOTE: Prior to sending a Notice of Action imposing a period of ineligibility for nursing facility level-of-care:
Evaluate for undue hardship.
If undue hardship DOES NOT exist, forward case information to DHCS Medi-Cal Eligibility Division Property
Analyst for review.
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