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Show The Office of Family Support was established to provide support services to all citizens without regard to illegal discrimination. The basic services provided are financial, medical, food stamps, and other programs explained herein. Each of these programs has a means test that is used to determine if the applicant is eligible. Each of these offices can application service on any program we Offices are administer. open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays. Offices that serve smaller populations may not have a staff person there each day. If no one is in the office, a sign on the door provide deductions from income billed allowed. Asset Limit: household. Other Benefits: $1000 per Most families will qualify for a Medicaid card; other adults will be eligible for the Utah Medical Assistance Program (UMAP). Medicaid for families can be continued for the 5 months per year that the family cannot receive the cash payment. Z FUNDS - Each local office has a small allocation of money to assist clients in emergency situations. This money is used at the local office's discretion. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Terms vou should know: SPEND DOWN: a way for clients who have income -- greater than the income limits for a program to gives instructions for emerMedicaid coverage The "buy" gency services. by paying cash or subphone is also equipped mitting medical bills that with an answering machine to give instructions when no one is there. The specific programs we offer and a brief explanation of the program and eligibility for the programs are as follows: bring the client's income below the program limit. the retroactive current season. NURSING HOME (NH1 coverage period or month Will pay for nursing home of application. The bills and other medical costs. -- may be used as a de- Income limits: Compli duction from income for cated. Short term (less the Medicaid programs. than 6 months) is different AGED. BLIND. DISABLED than long term stays. Deductions: Complicated. MEDICAL (A.B.D.1 Provides a Medicaid card Spouse at home is allowfor individuals who are ed to keep a portion of totAged (65), Blind, or al income for living expenses. $30.00 for personal As of SepDisabled. tember 1st, people who needs is allowed. want to qualify on the Spend Down: Allowed basis of blindness or dis- Asset Limits: Complicated. The Nursing Home cliability must have a physical or mental impairment ent is allowed $2000. The which can be expected to spouse at home is allowed result in death or lasts for at least $13,740 of the asnot less than 24 months; sets the couple jointly ownand, be of such severity ed when the client entered the person is unable to do the Nursing Home, and no his previous work; and, the more than $68,700. person can not, consi- Retroactive Coverage: dering his age, education, Allowed for nursing home and work experience, en- charges only from the date gage in any other kind of of the Form Ten submitted to thd Health Department. substantial gainful work. of or SSI SSA Ancillary charges are Receipt disability does' jM auto- allowed. matically meet the con- ENERGY HELP (H.E.A.T.) Clients need to be responsible for heating costs in order to be considered for HEAT assistance. -- ditions for disability. Clients must, as of SeptRETROACTIVE COVERember 1st, 1992, meet AGE: Receiving Medicaid stricter standards set by coverage for a past period. the State Medical DisaMost Medicaid programs bility Office, which say the allow the person to file for disability shall be excoverage for any of the pected to last at least 24 three months before the months. (SSISSA has a month of application. The shorter 12 month standUtah Medical Assistance ard) If the person receives Program allows only one SSI, we look at only the month prior to the month of disabled person's situaapplication. tion. The SSI person's income doesn't count for Some services on the the Medicaid card unless Medicaid card have to be the person is institutionalized or approved for the approved by Health Care Finance before they are Home and Community received. If the Medicaid Based Waivers. the service Income Limits: Same as General Assistance (GA) serves individuals and couples without children. The single person or couple must be medically unable to work at least 30 days or who are marPerginally employable. sons are identified by the agency as "marginally employable." The GA Self Sufficiency part of the program may help people client fix -- in institutional care. This program offers incentives for the client to remain in their own home. These clients are eligible for medical ser- vices that are not gen- erally available to Medicaid recipients, such as day treatment programs, reslifeline, and pite care. To be eligible for this program recipients must be at least 65 years in-ho- old. Income Limits: cated. All Compli clients income Earned, unearned, spousal and fam- Target (HEAT) A special program for clients who would be medically appropriate for counts Deductions: The Home Energy Assist- ance AGING HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVFR - Program is designed to as- sist eligible households to meet the rising cost of home heating. Applications usually are taken during the period of Nov- ily, medical expenses, shelter costs, and aging deductions Spend Down: Allowed Asset Limits: Compli cated. $2000 March. individual, 15 ember through Senior citizens and handi- spousal impoverishment capped persons may app- applies. Retroactive Coverage: ly earlier, usually beginning November 1st for the Allowed N: medical problems which keep them from working, apply for SSI, or get the counseling they need. If the Income limits: available income is less has without getting it FM Medicaid Deductions: authorized, Health Care Finance does not have to eral $20.00 gen- FOOD HELP - The Food come, most child or depen- Stamp Program provides dent care, some shelter monthly benefits that help expenses, and medical exlow income households for elderly and but the food they need for penses disabled persons. good health. income exclusion, Household Size accident and health pre1 pay the bill. of and 12 $65.00 miums, 2 MEDICAL BILLS AS DEthe remaining gross ear3 DUCTIONS: Medically nened income, impairment 4 than the grant (gross cessary services for a related work expenses, 5 minus work expense), the family member which the medical bills. 6 Allowed client is eligible. family will be responsible Spend Down: Deductions: Work ex to pay. The family must Asset Limits: Same as FM pense of $90.00. No other have paid for or been Medicaid Deductions: $122.00 sta Retroactive Coverage: of earned i dard, 20 17 Allowed LOOKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE Spring 1993 Gross Income Limits $ 718.00 . 962.00 1.207.00 1 .452.00 1.697.00 1.942.00 Asset Limits: $2,000 per - household. $3000 if the household has a member over sixty. |