he is located in a snf and half of his care for his stay is covered by NYS medicaid We are relocating to NH and need to move him with us, how do I change his nys medcaid to nh medicaid program, does it just transfer or do i need to repaply. the first time it took me 10 months to get through the paperwork the first time.I am looking for information prior to moving him
thank you for any advice
sincerely
Kathy
You could start by calling the Department of Aging and Adult Services in the County to which you're relocating. In California, all the counties have what are called Transitional Assistance Departments (TAD's). They set up but also continue monitoring Medi-Cal (the CA name for Medicaid). The Dept of Aging should be able to refer you to the appropriate place in NH. Medicare would also likely know but it may take them longer to find the answer for your state.
If he owns any real property in NYS (like car, or house), that alone will make him ineligible for Medicaid in NH as property in another state is not an exempt asset for Medicaid rules. It will have to be sold, with the proceeds used for their spend-down. I saw this first hand after Hurricane Katrina as my MIL's NH in New Orleans went enmasse to Houston to relocate. After about 8/10 months there and in TX NH, those who still had homes back in Louisiana, got letters from TX Medicaid that they were going to be ineligible due to their in another state property ownership.
Wow, what a mess States Rights is when it comes to human needs & health.
I know some will vehemently disagree with me, but I believe every citizen of the USA deserves the same humane and health rights as any other, regardless of state.
Won't happen till we have uniform welfare laws throughout the United States and a national single payer system for medical insurance.
So far, there are too many voters shaking in their boots about socialism.