Transfer Penalty

Medicaid: No Penalty for Transfer to Disabled Child

No Penalty For Transfer to Disabled Child. DFCS imposed a transfer of resources penalty where Petitioner transferred cash assets to…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Penalty Reversed Where Home Given to Caregiver Child

Penalty Reversed Where Home was Given to Caregiver Child. In 2002, Petitioner’s daughter moved into Petitioner’s home to provide care.…

3 years ago

Medicaid: No transfer penalty where transfer reimbursed third party for advancing expenses

No Penalty Where Transfer Reimbursed Third Party for Paying Applicant’s Expenses. Petitioner was admitted to a nursing home on May…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Sole Benefit Trust rejected and transfer penalty imposed

Sole Benefit Trust rejected and transfer penalty imposed. An 86 year old applicant established an irrevocable trust for the benefit…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Transfer Penalty Reversed Where Cured

Transfer Penalty Reversed Where Home Was Returned. Three months prior to a nursing home admission, a 98 year old Petitioner…

3 years ago

Medicaid: Federal Law Trumps State Law When They Conflict

Georgia’s Medicaid Manual cannot be enforced when it conflicts with federal law. Applicant resided in an assisted living facility until…

3 years ago

Assessment of transfer penalty on sale of life estate affirmed

Assessment of transfer penalty on sale of life estate affirmed. Conservators sold life estate for $1,500, then sold the applicant’s…

3 years ago

No Penalty Where Resources were Transferred to Disabled Child

No penalty may be assessed where resources are transferred directly to a disabled child. A nursing home resident transferred approximately…

3 years ago

Medicaid Transfer of Resources Penalty Affirmed (2008)

Transfer of resources penalty affirmed. Nursing home resident applied for Medicaid in January 2008. During review, caseworkers discovered a home…

3 years ago

Denial of Eligibility Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Cure Penalty

An applicant filed three Medicaid applications from February 7 through November 26, and all of them were denied for failure…

3 years ago