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Medicaid Planning · Rhode Island

Rhode Island Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Rhode Island.

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

Look-back period

60 months for covered transfers on or after February 8, 2006

Source: Rhode Island Medicaid LTSS Rules, 210-RICR-50-00-6 [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective July 27, 2026

Transfer-penalty divisor

$12,106 per month or $398 per day as of April 2026

Source: Rhode Island Medicaid LTSS Rules section 6.6 transfer divisor [state-medicaid-agency] — Divisor figures marked as of April 2026 in the printable rule text

How the state administers the rule

Aggregate uncompensated value and divide by the current monthly or daily rate without rounding away partial-month penalties; multiple transfers are aggregated and the period begins under the rule's otherwise-eligible timing provisions.

Source: Rhode Island Medicaid LTSS Rules, 210-RICR-50-00-6 [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective July 27, 2026

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.