My husband is in end stage in a NH, and is on SSDI. He has been sliding downhill lately, and I have had had to increase my depression meds and seek out a psychiatrist. I applied for FMLA and a Short term disablity at work, but they are giving me a hard time about the month my doctor has authorized off.
He has Medicaid, and I receive a small spousal allowance.Should I report the time off work to the Medicaid office? I don't know if it will change the allowance I am given.I also have no idea whether they will grant the STD or not, and have had no income for several weeks now, and things are getting tight.
I do know that the spousal allowance can be adjusted if either income or expenses increase or decrease. However, I don't know when these adjustments need to be reported. Will try to do research on this later today. I would call the medicaid office and ask the question.
Income Changes - any increase or decrease in the amount of money or change in the source of money that a beneficiary or his or her spouse receives must be reported. (Income includes all earned or unearned income, gifts, or any type of money that belongs to the beneficiary.) If a beneficiary applies and is approved for benefits for which he or she is entitled he or she must report this change within 10 days.
Resource Changes - Any change in what a person owns must be reported. this means that the beneficiary buys, sells, gives away, or receives any asset (thing of value) or any part of an asset he or she must report the change to the Medicaid regional office. (Resources or assets include any property property the recipient owns or has interest in, money in banks, credit unions, etc., stocks, bonds, life insurance policies or any other item of value.)"