Summary


The amendments accomplish the following: (1) Add specificity to Institutional Care Program, Hospice Program, Home and Community Based Services, and Medically Needy Program coverage groups; (2) Add Qualifying Individuals 1 as an exception to the SSI resource limit; (3) Add and remove specific waivers for spousal impoverishment; (4) Require verification of excluded earned and unearned income, income placed in a qualified income trust, and interest and dividends on countable assets; and (5) Specify acceptable forms of verification.