208.016. Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident's income--increase in allowance, when. - Missouri Statutes

Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident'sincome--increase in allowance, when.

208.016. In determining the amount of an institutionalized MOHealthNet individual's income that is to be applied to payment for thecosts of care in the institution, there shall be deducted a personal needsallowance of no less than thirty dollars per month or the minimum amountrequired by 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) if more than thirty dollars. BeginningJanuary 1, 2010, the personal needs allowance shall be increased by anamount equal to the product of the percentage of the Social Securitybenefit cost-of-living adjustment and the average amount that MO HealthNetparticipants are required to contribute to the cost of institutionalizedcare. The annual increase in the personal needs allowance shall be roundedto the nearest whole dollar and shall not exceed five dollars in any year.Once the personal needs allowance reaches fifty dollars, there shall be nofurther increases unless authorized by annual appropriation.

(L. 2009 H.B. 395)