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
2. MA-LTC Long-Term Care Consultation
3. MA-LTC Long-Term Care Home Equity
4. MA-LTC Uncompensated Transfers 1. MA-LTC Lookback Period and Transfer Date 2. MA-LTC Transfer Penalty 3. MA-LTC Transfer Penalty Exceptions and Hardship Waiver 4. MA-LTC Other Asset Transfer Consideration
5. MA-LTC Annuities 1. MA-LTC Annuity Disclosures 2. MA-LTC Naming DHS a Preferred Remainder Beneficiary
6. MA-LTC Financial Eligibility
7. MA-LTC Asset Assessment 1. MA-LTC Community Spouse Asset Allowance 2. MA-LTC Asset Eligibility for the Long-Term Care Spouse
8. MA-LTC LTC Partnership Insurance
9. MA-LTC HCBS Waivers 1. MA-LTC HCBS Waivers for People with Disabilities 2. MA-LTC HCBS for People Age 65 or Older (Elderly Waiver)
10. MA-LTC Long-Term Care Facilities
11. MA-LTC Income Calculations for Long-Term Care Services 1. MA-LTC Income Calculation Deductions