Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12 - HEALTH
Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Chapter 110 - ELIGIBILITY AND APPEALS
Part V - Married Institutionalized Individuals' Eligibility and Patient Pay
Subpart II - Resource Assessments And Eligibility
Article 2 - Assessments of Couple's Resources
Section 12VAC30-110-741 - Resource assessment required

A resource assessment shall be completed by the entity determining medical assistance eligibility on all medical assistance applications for married institutionalized individuals who have a community spouse. If an applicant alleges that his marital status is unknown, it shall be his responsibility to establish his marital status. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to locate his community spouse. If attempts to establish marital status or locate the separated spouse are unsuccessful or the community spouse does not provide the required information necessary to complete the resource assessment, the medical assistance eligibility application will be denied due to inability to complete the required resource assessment, unless undue hardship, as defined in 12VAC30-110-831, is met.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-324 and 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.