10A NCAC 71P .0304. RECIPIENT/DOMICILIARY CARE: SPOUSE/NOT RECEIVING ASSIST.

If a recipient is in domiciliary care and has a spouse in domiciliary care not receiving assistance, his monthly special assistance payment shall be computed by:

(1)           Determining needs by adding the domiciliary care rate for the recipient's approved level of care to the maintenance allowance; and

(2)           Subtracting net income from needs.  (Each spouse is allowed to apply his own income toward the cost of his care.  If he has excess income above his needs, the excess shall be applied toward his spouse's needs.  The couple is also allowed an option of dividing their income equally.  If so, and either spouse has excess income above his needs, the excess shall be applied toward the other spouse's needs; and

(3)           The difference is rounded to the nearest dollar.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑153;

Eff. January 1, 1983.