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Medicaid Planning · South Carolina

South Carolina Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility

Long-term-care Medicaid eligibility rules for South Carolina.

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

Income limits

Institutional and waiver income limit

$2,982 per month

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: nursing-facility and HCBS-waiver services; applies to: applicant (individual applicant); measure: cap.

Source: South Carolina Medicaid program eligibility and income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Asset limits

Adult institutional resource limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: adult nursing-facility services; applies to: applicant (individual applicant); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

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)

Minimum 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: minimum.

State Medicaid agency

Maximum spousal allocation

$4,066.50 per month

Pathway: spousal-impoverishment; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: community-spouse (institutionalized applicant with a community spouse; this is a maximum, not every spouse's allowance); measure: maximum.

Source: South Carolina Medicaid program eligibility and income limits [state-medicaid-agency] — 2026 figures effective January 1, 2026

Home-equity limits

Home-equity limit

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

Pathway: institutional-long-term-care; setting: long-term-care services; applies to: applicant (applicant subject to South Carolina's home-equity rule); measure: cap.

State Medicaid agency

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.