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Medicaid Planning · New Hampshire

New Hampshire Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for New Hampshire.

Published: Not yet published. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Income limits

Nursing-facility income test

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: nursing-facility services; applies to: applicant (categorically needy or medically needy applicant under the applicable pathway); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

Asset limits

Base long-term-care applicant resource limit

$2,500 plus qualifying long-term-care insurance coverage

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: nursing-facility and qualifying HCBS services; applies to: applicant (single applicant before the He-W 856.07 adjustment; conforming long-term-care insurance coverage may also increase the amount); measure: cap.

Source: New Hampshire Administrative Rules He-W 856.06 [state-medicaid-agency] — Source document 12017 effective October 25, 2016

Adjusted resource limit for named nursing-facility and HCBS pathways

$7,500 total resource standard

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: nursing-facility and HCBS categories named in He-W 856.07; applies to: applicant (eligible applicant in a named pathway; the rule disregards only the amount above the applicable base limit needed to reach this total); measure: cap.

Source: New Hampshire Administrative Rules He-W 856.07 [state-medicaid-agency] — Source document 14378 effective September 20, 2025 through September 20, 2035

Community spouse resource allowance (CSRA)

Community-spouse resource allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: range.

State Medicaid agency

Monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA)

Community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse); measure: range.

State Medicaid agency

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

$752,000

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: nursing-facility and waiver services; applies to: applicant (applicant without a spouse or qualifying minor or disabled child in the home); measure: cap.

Source: New Hampshire Administrative Rules He-W 800 [state-medicaid-agency] — He-W 820 source document 12217 effective June 22, 2017 Additional authority: CMS 2026 SSI and January spousal-impoverishment standards [cms] — SSI, resource, and home-equity standards effective January 1, 2026

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.