DHA Case No. MDV 177535 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Feb. 9, 2017) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF When a Medicaid applicant can show that transfers to family members were made for a purpose other than to qualify for Medicaid, those transfers are not divestments. In this case, the petitioner made more than a hundred small […] Read more
Tag: 3.3.06 Transfers made for purpose other than to qualify for Medicaid
DHA Case No. MDV 190237 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Dec. 13, 2018) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Any transfer of resources for less than fair market value is generally a divestment, but there is an exception if the resource was transferred “exclusively for some other purpose than to become eligible for MA.” In this case, […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 70/74428 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Apr. 18, 2006) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF One exception to the usual divestment rule is if the transfer was not made for the purpose of becoming eligible for Medicaid. In this case, the petitioner’s POA transferred three pieces of real estate to family members before […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 30/115352 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jan. 14, 2011) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF While it is generally a divestment to transfer resources for less than fair market value, there are exceptions for transferring homestead property to a caretaker child or transferring exempt business property. In this case, the petitioner owned two […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 210958 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 13, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF The fair market value of real estate may be established by assessment, statements from realtors, or a comparative market analysis. In this case, the agency relied solely on the fair market value estimate it found on Zillow […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 50/105459 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals September 1, 2009) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A divestment does not make a person ineligible for Medicaid if the resource was transferred exclusively for some purpose other than to become eligible. In this case, the petitioner’s daughter transferred $7,064.85 to herself so she could […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 208396 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals June 29, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Any transfer of resources for less than fair market value is generally a divestment, but there is an exception if the resource was transferred “exclusively for some other purpose than to become eligible for MA.” In this […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 207202 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals February 23, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF A transfer for less than fair market value is a divestment, and payments to relatives often also need a notarized contract or lease. In this case, the petitioner’s son and POA used the proceeds from selling her […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 198612 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals June 24, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Any transfer of resources for less than fair market value is generally a divestment, but there is an exception if the resource was transferred “exclusively for some other purpose than to become eligible for MA.” In this […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 206205 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals December 2, 2022) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Issue 1: “Irrevocable assignment” The Medicaid Eligibility Handbook provides that an asset is available when the owner can dispose of it, has a legal right to its value, has the legal ability to make it available, and can make […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 195771 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals January 9, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In this case, the petitioner’s son bought her multi-family residential property, which had also been her home. A bank evaluation estimated the property’s fair market value at $225,000, and the tax assessment bill estimated it at $236,500. The […] Read more
DHA Case No. MDV 197185 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Mar. 2, 2020) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF The petitioner’s husband bought an annuity with a term beyond his life expectancy, which is usually a divestment. The ALJ agreed with the argument, however, that the annuity was bought without the intent to qualify for Medicaid, warranting […] Read more