The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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MEDICAID
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 1902)
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§ 1902. Qualification for medical assistance
(a) In determining whether a person is medically indigent, the Secretary of Human Services
shall prescribe and use an income standard and requirements for eligibility that will
permit the receipt of federal matching funds under Title XIX of the Social Security
Act.
(b) Workers with disabilities whose income is less than 250 percent of the federal poverty
level shall be eligible for Medicaid. The income also must not exceed the Medicaid
protected income level for one or the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment level
for two, whichever is higher, after disregarding the earnings of the working individual
with disabilities; Social Security disability insurance benefits, including Social
Security retirement benefits converted automatically from Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI), if applicable; any veteran’s disability benefits; and, if the working
individual with disabilities is married, all income of the spouse. The Agency of Human
Services shall adopt rules governing documentation of earnings of working individuals
with disabilities. The resource limit for this program shall be $10,000.00 for an
individual and $15,000.00 for a couple at the time of enrollment in the program. Assets
attributable to earnings made after enrollment in the program shall be disregarded. (Added 1967, No. 147, § 6; amended 1987, No. 89, § 314b; 2005, No. 56, § 4, eff. June 13, 2005; 2015, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § G.1, eff. June 2, 2016; 2017, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 2018; 2025, No. 27, § E.307, eff. July 1, 2025.)