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Medicaid Planning · Hawaii

Hawaii Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Hawaii.

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

Look-back period

60 months

Source: Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 17-1725.1 [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective September 30, 2013

Transfer-penalty divisor

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

State Medicaid agency

How the state administers the rule

Hawaii aggregates uncompensated transfers, divides by the statewide average private-pay nursing-facility rate in effect when long-term-care coverage is requested, retains partial months, and applies the penalty from the later date specified in the rule.

Source: Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 17-1725.1 [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective September 30, 2013

Sources

Methodology & sources

Checked at least annually and whenever the state publishes a new transfer-penalty divisor or administration rule.

General information, not legal advice.