When the FSA or SSI limits are increased, the CAO will review Nonmoney Payment (NMP) related spend-down cases. The CAO will use the new limits to determine income eligibility in the month the increase takes effect or, at the latest, the month after that.
At application, the new limits are used and become effective on the date of the increase.
The new limits affect continuing NMP spend-down eligibility as follows:
The applicant/recipient group may be eligible without spend-down.
An NMP spend-down case that requires a monthly review (program status code 21) may be eligible for continuing NMP spend-down without a monthly review (program status code 22).
Note: A monthly review is not needed when the countable net income minus $10 is equal to or less than the limit.
The applicant/recipient group may have a decreased spend-down amount.
The applicant/recipient group may have an increased spend-down amount.
At application, the CAO will use the new FSA, SSI, and MNO limits to decide on income eligibility in the same month the increase takes effect.
For continuing MNO, the CAO will review income eligibility at renewal or when a change in income takes place, whichever comes first.
Updated February 14, 2012, Replacing October 17, 2008