The following guidelines provide general income criteria that are used in part to determine a person’s eligibility for Medicaid programs and services. To become eligible, please visit your local county Department of Family and Children Services office.

SSI Recipients - 100 % FBR Aged, blind or disabled individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Income Limits Resource Limits Individual - $552 per month ($6,624 per year) Couple - $829 per month ($9,948 per year) Individual - $2,000 Couple - $3,000 Nursing Homes - 300 % FBR Aged, blind or disabled individuals who live in nursing homes and have low income and limited assets. Income Limits Resource Limits Individual - $2,000 Couple - $3,000 $1,656 per month ($19,872 per year) Community Care - 300 % FBR Aged, blind or disabled individuals who need regular nursing care and personal services but can stay at home with special community care services. Income Limits Resource Limits Individual - $2,000 Couple - $3,000 $1,656 per month ($19,872 per year) Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) - 100 % FPL Aged, blind or disabled individuals who have Medicare Part A (hospital) insurance, and have income less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level and limited resources. Medicaid will pay the Medicare premiums (A&B), coinsurance and deductibles only. Income Limits Resource Limits Individual - $748 per month ($8,980 per year) Couple - $1,010 per month ($12,120 per year) Individual - $4,000 Couple - $6,000 Hospice - 300 % FBR Terminally ill individuals who are not expected to live more than six months may be eligible for coverage. Recipients must agree to receive hospice services through a Medicaid participating hospice care provider. Income Limits Resource Limits Individual - $2,000 Couple - $3,000 $1,656 per month ($19,872 per year) Low-Income Medicaid (LIM) - Set by Statute, Fixed Adults and children who meet the standards of the old AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) program. Family Size Income Limits 1 $235 per month ($2,820 per year) 2 $356 per month ($4,272 per year) 3 $424 per month ($5,088 per year) 4 $500 per month ($6,000 per year) Right from the Start Medicaid for Pregnant Women (RSM Adults) - 235 % FPL Pregnant women with family income at or below 235 percent of the federal poverty level. Family Size Income Limits 1 $1,759 per month ($21,103 per year) 2 $2,374 per month ($28,482 per year) 3 $2,988 per month ($35,861 per year) 4 $3,603 per month ($43,240 per year) Each additional person: $615 per month ($7,379 per year) Right from the Start Medicaid (RSM Children) - 185 % FPL Children under 1 whose family income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level Family Size Income Limits 1 $1,384 per month ($16,613 per year) 2 $1,869 per month ($22,422 per year) 3 $2,353 per month ($28,231 per year) 4 $2,837 per month ($34,040 per year) Each additional family member: $484 per month ($5,809 per year) Right from the Start Medicaid (RSM Children) - 133 % FPL Children between 1 and 6 whose family income is at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Family Size Income Limits 1 $995 per month ($11,943 per year) 2 $1,343 per month ($16,120 per year) 3 $1,691 per month ($20,296 per year) 4 $2,039 per month ($24,472 per year) Each additional family member: $348 per month ($4,176 per year) Right from the Start Medicaid (RSM Children) - 100 % FPL Children between 6 and 19 whose family income is at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Family Size Income Limits 1 $749 per month ($8,980 per year) 2 $1,010 per month ($12,120 per year) 3 $1,272 per month ($15,260 per year) 4 $1,533 per month ($18,400 per year) Each additional family member: $262 per month ($3,140 per year) Medically Needy - Set by Statute, Fixed Pregnant women, children, aged, blind, and disabled individuals whose family income exceeds the established income limit may be eligible under the Medically Needy program. The Medically Needy program allows a person to use incurred/unpaid medical bills to "spend down" the difference between their income and the income limit to become eligible. Pregnant Women and Children Income Limits Resource Limits Family Size 1 $208 per month ($2,496 per year) 2 $317 per month ($3,804 per year) 3 $375 per month ($4,500 per year) 4 $442 per month ($5,304 per year) Family Size 1 $2,000 2 $4,000 (Add $100 per additional family member) Aged, Blind and Disabled Income Limits Resource Limits Individual: $317 per month ($3,804 per year) Couple: $375 per month ($4,500 per year) Individual: $2,000 Couple: $4,000

SOURCE: Georgia Department of Community Health Website, updated with "2003 Annual & Monthly Income Levels" page at same website, verified with Medical Assistance Plans, Eligibility Policy Office.