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Medicaid Planning · Maryland

Maryland Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Maryland.

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

Look-back period

Source unavailable. Check with the state Medicaid agency.

State Medicaid agency

Transfer-penalty divisor

$12,501 per month and $411 per day

Source: Maryland Medicaid Manual Appendix Schedule MA-6 [state-medicaid-agency] — Penalty divisor effective July 1, 2025; retained in the 2026 appendix

How the state administers the rule

For institutional and waiver transfer review, divide uncompensated value first by the monthly amount and divide any remainder by the daily amount. The posted divisor is effective July 1, 2025 and remains the current state-posted Schedule MA-6 on the retrieval date.

Source: Maryland Medicaid Manual section 1000 [state-medicaid-agency] — Final manual section dated May 15, 2014 Additional authority: Maryland Medicaid Manual Appendix Schedule MA-6 [state-medicaid-agency] — Penalty divisor effective July 1, 2025; retained in the 2026 appendix

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.