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Medicaid Planning · Kansas

Kansas Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Kansas.

Published: September 4, 2026. Last checked: September 5, 2026.

Look-back period

60 months

Source: KanCare Asset Verification System policy memo 2020-08-02 [state-medicaid-agency] — Dated August 21, 2020

Transfer-penalty divisor

$308.25 per day

Source: KanCare policy memo 2026-05-01 [state-medicaid-agency] — Dated May 21, 2026; stated changes effective July 1, 2026 Additional authority: KanCare Transfer of Property Worksheet W-9 (07-26) [state-medicaid-agency] — July 2026 worksheet; divisor effective July 1, 2026

How the state administers the rule

For applicants, the penalty begins on the later of the date otherwise eligible for long-term-care payment or the first day of the transfer month. For recipients, it begins no later than the second month after transfer to allow notice. Existing correctly established penalties are not recomputed for the July 2026 divisor change.

Source: KanCare Transfer of Property Worksheet W-9 (07-26) [state-medicaid-agency] — July 2026 worksheet; divisor effective July 1, 2026 Additional authority: KanCare policy memo 2026-05-01 [state-medicaid-agency] — Dated May 21, 2026; stated changes effective July 1, 2026

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.