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Medicaid Planning · West Virginia

West Virginia Medicaid look-back rules

Medicaid look-back rules rules for West Virginia.

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

Look-back period

60 months

Source: West Virginia Application for Health Coverage and Help Paying Costs [state-medicaid-agency] — Form DFA-SLA-2 revised October 2024

Transfer-penalty divisor

$396.76 per day and $11,903 per month

Source: West Virginia BFA Income Maintenance Manual, chapter 24 [state-medicaid-agency] — Change 872 effective January 1, 2026

How the state administers the rule

An uncompensated transfer within 60 months before application may cause a period of ineligibility for Medicaid long-term-care services.

Source: West Virginia Application for Health Coverage and Help Paying Costs [state-medicaid-agency] — Form DFA-SLA-2 revised October 2024

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.