Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Division 20 - Division of County Operations
Rule 016.20.97-033 - Emergency Regulation: MS 98-1 - 1998 Cost of Living Increase for Social Security recipients of 2.1 percent
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
The following amounts are effective January 1, 1998 based on this increase:
1. The Long Term Care (LTC), TEFRA, and Home and Community Based Waiver income limit is $1482.00.
2. The SSI/SPA full benefit level for an individual is $494.00 and for a couple, $741.00.
3. The 1/3 reduction for living in the household of another is $329.34 for an individual and $494.00 for a couple.
4. The living allowance for an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child in the deeming procedures is raised to $247.00.
5. The presumed value of in-kind support and maintenance is $184.66 for an individual and $267.00 for a couple.
6. The Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Al1owance on the DCO-712 is increased to $2019.00.
7. The Spousal Minimum Resource Standard on the DCO-713 is increased to $16,152.00 and the Maximum Resource Standard is increased to $80,760.00.
The January 1998 revised DC0-712 and DCO-713 should be available in Central Supply by mid-December.
The memorandum of instructions for processing these changes for Long Term Care and other Medicaid applicants/recipients will be issued in December.
Inquiries to: Terri Wright, 682-8258 Ann Dawson, 682-8254 Boyce Lovett, 682-1562
