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Show The Office of Family Support was established to provide support services to all citizens without regard to illegal discrimThe basic serination. vices 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 provide 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 gives instructions for emer- The gency services. phone is also equipped 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: General Assistance (GA) serves -- individuals and couples without children. The single person or couple must be medically unable to work at least 30 deductions from income billed in the retroactive NURSING HOME (NH) allowed. coverage period or month Will pay for nursing home Asset Limit: $1000 per of application. The bills and other medical costs. household. may be used as a de- Income limits: Compli Other Benefits: Most fam- duction from income for cated. Short term (less ilies will qualify for a Med- the Medicaid programs. than 6 months) is different icaid card; other adults will AGED. BUND. DISABLED than long term stays. be eligible for the Utah Deductions: Complicated. MEDICAL (A.B.D.1 Medical Assistance ProProvides a Medicaid card Spouse at home is allowgram (UMAP). Medicaid for individuals who are ed to keep a portion of totfor families can be con(65), Blind, or al income for living expentinued for the 5 months per Aged Disabled. As of Sep- ses. $30.00 for personal year that the family cannot tember 1st, people who needs is allowed. receive the cash payment. want to qualify on the Spend Down: Allowed Z FUNDS - Each local basis of blindness or dis- Asset Limits: Complicaoffice has a small alloted. The Nursing Home cliability must have a phycation of money to assist sical or mental ent is allowed $2000. The clients in emergency sit- which can be impairment to spouse at home is allowed uations. This money is result in death expected or lasts for at least $13,740 of the asused at the local offices not less than 4 months; sets the couple jointly owndiscretion. and, be of such severity ed when the client entered MEDICAL ASSISTANCE the person is unable to do the Nursing Home, and no his previous work; and, the more than $68,700. Terms vou should know: SPEND DOWN: a way for person can not, consi- Retroactive Coverage: clients who have income dering his age, education, Allowed for nursing home greater than the income and work experience, en- charges only from the date limits for a program to gage in any other kind of of the Form Ten submitted to the Health Department. "buy" Medicaid coverage substantial gainful work. subor of SSA SSI or Ancillary charges are Receipt by paying cash allowed. mitting medical bills that disability does nj2l autoconincome meet the matically bring the clients ENERGY HELP (H.E.A.T.l ditions for disability. below the program limit. The Home Energy Assist-- current season. Clients need to be responsible for heating costs in order to be considered for HEAT assistance. -- -- Clients must, as of September 1st, 1992, meet stricter standards set by the State Medical Disability Office, which say the disability shall be expected to last at least 4 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 persons income doesn't count for Some services on the the Medicaid card unless is institutionMedicaid card have to be the person alized or approved for the approved by Health Care Home and Community Finance before they are Waivers. Based If the Medicaid received. Limits: Same as has the service Income RETROACTIVE COVERAGE: Receiving Medicaid coverage for a past period. Most Medicaid programs allow the person to file for coverage for any of the 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 ance Target Program designed to assist eligible households to (HEAT) is meet the rising cost home heating. of Applica- AGING HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVFR A special program for clients who would be medically appropriate for 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, lifeline, and pite care. in-ho- res- To be eligible for this program recipients must be at least 65 years old. Income Limits: Complicated. All clients income counts Deductions: Earned, un- earned, spousal and family, medical expenses, shelter costs, and aging deductions tions usually are taken Spend Down: Allowed Compli during the period of Nov- Asset Limits: ember 15 through March. cated. $2000 individual, Senior citizens and handi- spousal impoverishment capped persons may app- applies. earlier, usually begin- Retroactive Coverage: ning November 1st for the Allowed ly N: come, most child or depenStamp Program provides dent care, some shelter monthly benefits that help expenses, and medical exlow income households but the food they need for medical problems it FM Medicaid good health. without getting keep them from authorized, Health Care Deductions: $20.00 genworking, apply for SSI, or Finance does not have to eral income exclusion, Household Size accident and prehealth get the counseling they 1 pay the bill. need. miums, $65.00 and 12 of 2 If the MEDICAL BILLS AS DEIncome limits: the remaining gross ear3 available income is less DUCTIONS: Medically nened income, imoairment 4 than the grant (gross cessary services for a related work expenses, 5 minus work expense), the family member which the medical bills. 6 penses for elderly and disabled persons. which client is eligible. family will be responsible to pay. The family must Deductions: Work ex pense of $90.00. No other have paid for or been 17 LOOKING TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE Spring 1993 Spend Down: Allowed Asset Limits: Same as FM Medicaid Retroactive Coverage: Allowed Deductions: $122.00 stanof earned in dard, 20 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. ' |