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Medicaid Planning · Idaho

Idaho Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for Idaho.

Published: Not yet published. Last checked: September 5, 2026.

Income limits

Institutional and waiver income limit

$3,002 per month

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for institutional and waiver services. This is a cap. Details: single applicant.

Source: Idaho Medicaid program income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — January 2026 standards; page updated April 20, 2026

Institutional and waiver income limit

$5,984 per month

Applies to the household under the institutional long-term care pathway for institutional and waiver services. This is a cap. Details: married couple when both spouses apply.

Source: Idaho Medicaid program income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — January 2026 standards; page updated April 20, 2026

Asset limits

Applicant resource limit

$2,000

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for long-term-care services. This is a cap. Details: single applicant.

Source: Idaho Medicaid program income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — January 2026 standards; page updated April 20, 2026

Resource limit for both spouses applying

$4,000 combined ($2,000 per spouse)

Applies to the household under the institutional long-term care pathway for long-term-care services. This is a cap. Details: married couple; $2,000 per spouse.

Source: Idaho Medicaid program income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — January 2026 standards; page updated April 20, 2026

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource allowance

$32,532 minimum to $162,660 maximum

Applies to the community spouse under the spousal impoverishment pathway for long-term-care services. This is a range. Details: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Idaho Administrative Rules 16.03.05 [state-medicaid-agency] — Current edition effective July 1, 2024 Additional authority: CMS 2026 SSI and January spousal-impoverishment standards [cms] — SSI, resource, and home-equity standards effective January 1, 2026

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

$2,705 minimum to $4,066.50 maximum

Applies to the community spouse under the spousal impoverishment pathway for long-term-care services. This is a range. Details: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Idaho Administrative Rules 16.03.05 [state-medicaid-agency] — Current edition effective July 1, 2024 Additional authority: CMS 2026 minimum maintenance-needs standards [cms] — Minimum maintenance-needs amounts effective July 1, 2026

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Applies to the applicant under the institutional long-term care pathway for long-term-care services. This is a cap. Details: applicant.

State Medicaid agency

Sources

Methodology & sources

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

General information, not legal advice.