Vermont § 1902 - Qualification for medical assistance

§ 1902. Qualification for medical assistance

• (a) In determining whether a person is medically indigent, the Secretary of Human Services
  shall prescribe and use an income standard and requirements for eligibility that will
  permit the receipt of federal matching funds under Title XIX of the Social Security
  Act. (b) Workers with disabilities whose income is less than 250 percent of the federal poverty
  level shall be eligible for Medicaid. The income also must not exceed the Medicaid
  protected income level for one or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment level
  for two, whichever is higher, after disregarding the earnings of the working individual
  with disabilities; Social Security disability insurance benefits, including Social
  Security retirement benefits converted automatically from Social Security Disability
  Insurance (SSDI), if applicable; any veteran’s disability benefits; and, if the working
  individual with disabilities is married, all income of the spouse. The Agency of Human
  Services shall adopt rules governing documentation of earnings of working individuals
  with disabilities. The resource limit for this program shall be $10,000.00 for an
  individual and $15,000.00 for a couple at the time of enrollment in the program. Assets
  attributable to earnings made after enrollment in the program shall be disregarded. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314b; 2005, No. 56, § 4, eff. June 13, 2005; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § G.1, eff. June 2, 2016; 2017, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; 2025, No. 27, § E.307, eff. July 1, 2025.)