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Show cipient of MA A shall be required re-quired to execute any document docu-ment creating an encumbrance encum-brance or lien against his property. However, after the death of the recipient and hisher lit anv) all medical Snce expenditures for the aged paid in hisher behalf be-half shall constitute a preferred pre-ferred claim against any es tate left by the recipient j the time of death. To apply for Medical Assist-ance Assist-ance for the Aged, contact y0Ur local office of the Department of Public Welfare in Beaver RULES ON NEW MEDICAL CARE PROGRAM EXPLAINED BY COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTOR and home owned and occupied are not included in cash and property valuation. Net income may not exceed $110 per month for a single person or $170 per month for two persons; $210 per month for three persons. Individual benefits received by married couples not seper-ated seper-ated is considered family income. in-come. If total benefit income to a married couple exceeds $170, both members of the family fam-ily are ineligible even though one benefit check is less than $100. When one or two members of a family group of two or three persons are under 65 years of age, total income of the unit shall be applied in determining de-termining eligibility of one or more members. If the family unit is eligible from the standpoint stand-point of income, the individual who is 65 or older is the only one eligible to receive MAA. Payment by the Welfare Department for physician's services andor outpatient hospital care, or laboratory tests requested by a physician, physi-cian, shall be based upon a deductible factor of $20 per quarter or a 90-day benefit Clarence Kirkham, Beaver County Welfare Agent, this week tendered The News and The Press a reprint of all rules governing the new Medical Care for the Aged program which went into effect in Utah July 1. Briefly, they are as lollows: Only doctor's services and hospitalization are included. Administration of the new program is under direction of period payable to the physician, physi-cian, hospital, or laboratory. The Welfare Department will pay all costs for physician's services andor outpatient hospital hos-pital services in excess of $20 per quarter or 90-day period. If a patient is still under treatment at the end of 90 j days, 180 days, etc., the $20 deductible de-ductible factor applies to each 90-day period and the department depart-ment will pay for all costs above $20 for the balance of the second or third 90-day period. These 90-day deductible deduct-ible factors will continue on the same basis as long as treatment treat-ment is required. Payment of the $20 deductible deduct-ible factor is responsibility of the patient. Payment for the cost of hospitalization by the Department De-partment shall be limited to 30 days for any one period of hospitalization. Payment for the cost of Inpatient In-patient hospitalization by th". Welfare Department shall be based upon a deductible factor fac-tor of $50 for each hospital admission. ad-mission. The patient is responsible respon-sible for the deductible amount. The Department will pay the cost of all hospital expenses in excess of $50 up to a maximum of 30 days. The Blue Cross office will assume responsibility for the application of the $50 deductible deduct-ible factor in approving payment pay-ment for the cost of hospitalization hospital-ization and county departments are not required to account for this factor. MAA EXPENDITURES ARE CLAIM AGAINST ESTATES The granting of Medical Assistance for the Aged does not constitute a lien against the real or personal property proper-ty of a recipient, and no re- the Beaver County Department of Public Welfare. Applicants must be 65 years of age or older, and must be residents of the State of Utah. Recipients of Aid Age Assistance As-sistance are not eligible for Medical Assistance, but will continue to be provided medical med-ical care thru the medical program for Public Assistance Assist-ance recipients. To be eligible, value of liquid liq-uid assets of the individual (s) may not exceed $1,000 for a single person .or $2,000 for a couple or family. This means cash, in bank or at home, commercial com-mercial stocks and bonds, savings sav-ings accounts, etc., but not furniture, fur-niture, household goods, livestock, live-stock, etc. Real property, other than home occupied, may not exceed ex-ceed $10,00 in value. Necessary Cone) automobile |
