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id: "epm:2.4"
source: "Minnesota Health Care Programs Eligibility Policy Manual"
source_short: "EPM"
publisher: "Minnesota Department of Human Services"
section: "2.4"
title: "Medical Assistance for Long-Term Care Services"
breadcrumb: "2 Medical Assistance > 2.4 Medical Assistance for Long-Term Care Services"
effective_date: 2016-06-01
last_modified: 2026-10-03T03:51:59.250595+00:00
version: 1
url: "https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4"
official_origin: "https://hcopub.dhs.state.mn.us/epm/2_4.htm"
legal_citations:
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---
# EPM 2.4 Medical Assistance for Long-Term Care Services

Medical Assistance for Long-Term Care Services (MA-LTC) eligibility is available for people who are eligible for MA and meet specific eligibility requirements.

LTC services include:
- Skilled nursing facility (SNF) services
- Nursing facility services in an inpatient medical hospital
- Intermediate care facility for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD) services
- Services covered by home and community-based service waivers (Brain Injury (BI), Community Alternative Care (CAC), Community Access Disability Inclusion (CADI), Developmental Disability (DD), and Elderly Waiver (EW))

This chapter includes policies that apply to MA-LTC and links to relevant MA and Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) policies.
1. [MA-LTC Eligibility Requirements](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1)
  1. [MA-LTC Long-Term Care Consultation](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.1)
  2. [MA-LTC Long-Term Care Home Equity](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.2)
  3. [MA-LTC Uncompensated Transfers](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.3)
    1. [MA-LTC Lookback Period and Transfer Date](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.3.1)
    2. [MA-LTC Transfer Penalty](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.3.2)
    3. [MA-LTC Transfer Penalty Exceptions and Hardship Waiver](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.3.3)
    4. [MA-LTC Other Asset Transfer Consideration](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.3.4)
  4. [MA-LTC Annuities](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.4)
    1. [MA-LTC Annuity Disclosures](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.4.1)
    2. [MA-LTC Naming DHS a Preferred Remainder Beneficiary](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.1.4.2)
2. [MA-LTC Financial Eligibility](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2)
  1. [MA-LTC Asset Assessment](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.1.1)
    1. [MA-LTC Community Spouse Asset Allowance](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.1.2)
    2. [MA-LTC Asset Eligibility for the Long-Term Care Spouse](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.1)
  2. [MA-LTC LTC Partnership Insurance](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.2)
  3. [MA-LTC HCBS Waivers](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.3)
    1. [MA-LTC HCBS Waivers for People with Disabilities](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.3.1)
    2. [MA-LTC HCBS for People Age 65 or Older](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.3.2) (Elderly Waiver)
  4. [MA-LTC Long-Term Care Facilities](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.4)
  5. [MA-LTC Income Calculations for Long-Term Care Services](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.5)
    1. [MA-LTC Income Calculation Deductions](https://bot-corpus.mn-dhs.online/s/epm/2.4.2.5.1)