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Medicaid Planning · Louisiana

Louisiana Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Louisiana.

Published: September 4, 2026. Last checked: September 2, 2026.

Look-back period

60 months before application, plus transfers after application

Source: Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual section I-1670 [state-medicaid-agency] — Reissued October 21, 2025; divisor applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2024

Transfer-penalty divisor

$7,200 per month or $236.71 per day

Source: Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual section I-1670 [state-medicaid-agency] — Reissued October 21, 2025; divisor applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2024

How the state administers the rule

Louisiana aggregates uncompensated transfers and calculates whole and partial penalty months with its published monthly and daily values. The review baseline is when the person is institutionalized or otherwise meets the specified HCBS eligibility conditions.

Source: Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual section I-1670 [state-medicaid-agency] — Reissued October 21, 2025; divisor applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2024

Sources and update policy

Methodology & sources

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

This page is educational and is not legal advice.