55 Pa. Code § 181.109 - Proceeds as beneficiary of life insurance policy

A payment received by the applicant/recipient as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, except for an amount up to $1,500 that the applicant/recipient verifies that he spent on the insured's last illness and burial expense, is counted as unearned income. Illness and burial expenses include, but are not limited to, related hospital and medical expenses, funeral, burial plot and interment expenses and other related costs.

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55 Pa. Code § 181.109

The provisions of this § 181.109 adopted August 26, 1988, effective 11/1/1988, 18 Pa.B. 3949.

The provisions of this § 181.109 issued under section 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § 403(b)).

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 181.71 (relating to special NMP-MA income limit for institutionalized aged, blind and disabled persons); and 55 Pa. Code § 181.452 (relating to posteligibility determination of income available from an MA eligible person toward his cost of care).