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Medicaid Planning · Utah

Utah Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for Utah.

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

Look-back period

60 months

Source: Utah Medicaid Eligibility Policy 575, Transfer of Assets [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective November 1, 2017 Additional authority: Utah Medicaid Eligibility Policy 575-2, Look-Back Date [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective February 8, 2011

Transfer-penalty divisor

$7,344 per month

Source: Utah Medicaid Table II-A, long-term-care figures [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective July 1, 2026

How the state administers the rule

The agency reviews covered transfers during the 60-month look-back and determines the long-term-services penalty under Utah's transfer policy using the current monthly nursing-home transfer divisor.

Source: Utah Medicaid Eligibility Policy 575, Transfer of Assets [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective November 1, 2017 Additional authority: Utah Medicaid Eligibility Policy 575-2, Look-Back Date [state-medicaid-agency] — Effective February 8, 2011 Additional authority: Utah Medicaid Table II-A, long-term-care figures [state-medicaid-agency] — 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.