VA · va-other · Published 2013-11-27 · Effective 2013-12-27 · 78 FR 70863
Document
Document number
2013-28436
Federal Register citation
78 FR 70863
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2013-11-27
Effective date
2013-12-27
Abstract
This document promulgates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) final regulations amending the definition of "spousal resource protection amount" to reference the Maximum Community Spouse Resource Standard, which is adjusted and published each year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This change has the immediate effect of increasing the spousal resource protection amount from $89,280 to $115,920, and ensures that the spousal resource protection amount will stay consistent with the comparable protection for the spouses of Medicaid recipients.