{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac30-110-800","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC30-110-800","heading":"Initial eligibility determinations","body":"An institutionalized spouse meets the medical assistance resource eligibility requirements if the difference between the couple's total countable resources at the time of application and the spousal protected resource amount, as defined in 12VAC30-110-720, is equal to or less than the appropriate medical assistance resource limit for one person.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services","Chapter 110. Eligibility and Appeals","Part V. Married Institutionalized Individuals' Eligibility and Patient Pay Subpart I Definitions","Article 3. Resource Eligibility Determinations for Institutionalized Spouses"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency30/chapter110/section800/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:05Z","sha256":"2243e07ab435b35bc2d5fb5514351ac184345d520eca87b76e1257797c217ac2","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac30-110-790","next":"us-va/12vac30-110-810"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}