Changes to how spousal impoverishment protections are implemented

Minnesota Department of Human Services sent this bulletin at 06/15/2016 10:23 AM CDT
Minnesota Department of Human Services

Disability Services Division eList

LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE

June 15, 2016

TO: Lead agencies and other interested stakeholders
 FROM: DHS Disability Services Division on behalf of Minnesota Health Care Programs
EFFECTIVE: Immediately
PURPOSE: To share a DHS bulletin that explains changes to how spousal impoverishment protections are implemented
CONTACT FOR LEAD AGENCIES: Submit policy questions via HealthQuest
CONTACT FOR OTHER INTERESTED PEOPLE: For questions about how this could affect you, contact your county financial worker. For other questions, email DSD.ResponseCenter@state.mn.us. 

New DHS bulletin explains changes to how spousal impoverishment protections are implemented

DHS recently shared bulletin 16-21-04 (PDF). The bulletin explains changes to how spousal impoverishment protections are implemented for married people whose waiver applications were filed on or after June 1, 2016.

For a list of past DHS bulletins, visit the DHS 2016 bulletin archive.