This bill makes the following changes to financial eligibility for the MaineCare program.
1. It changes the family income limit for qualified elderly or disabled persons from
100% to 138% of the nonfarm income official poverty line.
2. It changes the family income limit for parents and caretaker relatives from 100% to
138% of the nonfarm income official poverty line.
3. It raises the age of eligibility for a person otherwise eligible who is a noncitizen legally admitted to the United States to the extent that coverage is allowable by federal law from under 21 years of age to under 23 years of age.
4. It raises the maximum asset limits for members subject to an asset test from $8,000 for an individual to $15,000 and from $12,000 for a household of more than one person to $25,000.
5. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish by rule that the maximum asset limits for those who are working with a disabling condition is $15,000 for an individual and $25,000 for a household of more than one person.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 782, SP 340: 22.3174