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Medicaid Planning · Arizona

Arizona Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for Arizona.

Published: September 4, 2026. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Income limits

ALTCS income limit

$2,982 per month

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: ALTCS institutional and home/community-based services; applies to: applicant (single applicant); measure: cap.

Source: AHCCCS Eligibility Policy Manual MA0615 [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective January 1 through December 31, 2026; revised February 3, 2026

Asset limits

Applicant resource limit

$2,000

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: ALTCS institutional and home/community-based services; applies to: applicant (single applicant after the community-spouse deduction); measure: cap.

Source: AHCCCS Eligibility Policy Manual MA0707 [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 standards; revised December 23, 2025

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource deduction

$32,532 minimum to $162,660 maximum

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: ALTCS institutional and home/community-based services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse; half of assessed resources bounded by the stated range); measure: range.

Source: AHCCCS Eligibility Policy Manual MA0707 [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 standards; revised December 23, 2025

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs deduction

$2,705 minimum to $4,066.50 maximum

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: ALTCS share-of-cost calculation; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse; actual deduction accounts for verified shelter costs and spouse income); measure: range.

Source: AHCCCS ALTCS share-of-cost deductions [state-medicaid-agency] — Minimum effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; maximum effective January 1 through December 31, 2026; revised June 2, 2026

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

$752,000

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: ALTCS long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (applicant without a specified resident-relative or grandfather exception); measure: cap.

Source: AHCCCS Eligibility Policy Manual, Home Property [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective January 1 through December 31, 2026; revised December 23, 2025

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state or CMS publishes new long-term-care eligibility figures.

This page is educational and is not legal advice.