Section 744. Resource assessment initiated  


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  • A resource assessment shall be initiated by an entity determining medical assistance eligibility:

    1. Upon request by either spouse of a couple, or a representative acting on behalf of either spouse, at the beginning of the first continuous period of institutionalization when (i) all relevant documentation of resources has been received and (ii) upon payment of a fee, if any, the amount of which is determined by the entity determining medical assistance eligibility, if the institutionalized spouse has not applied for medical assistance; or

    2. Upon application for medical assistance by or on behalf of a married institutionalized individual who has a community spouse.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 13, eff. April 11, 2001.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.