South Carolina § 44-6-710 - Treating application of person deemed ineligible because of Medicaid qualifying trust as undue hardship case.
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§ 44-6-710. Treating application of person deemed ineligible because of Medicaid qualifying trust as undue hardship case.
If an applicant for Medicaid for nursing home care would be ineligible because a trust established for the applicant was deemed a Medicaid qualifying trust or resources in the trust were deemed an improper transfer of resources, the person's application must be treated as a case of undue hardship under federal law if all of the criteria in Section 44-6-720 are met. For the purposes of this section, 'Medicaid qualifying trust' has the same meaning as set forth in 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(k).
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, SECTION 74A.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-6-710 ("Treating application of person deemed ineligible because of Medicaid qualifying trust as undue hardship case.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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