Kansas: estate, probate and Medicaid rules in one place

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State estate tax

Estate-tax dataset 2026.v2

State estate tax

NoNo dataset row

The pinned estate-tax dataset (2026.v2) has no row for Kansas, so it cites no state statute; the state page records no state estate or inheritance tax.

· Checked July 20, 2026

Full detail: Kansas estate and inheritance tax page

Inheritance tax

Estate-tax dataset 2026.v2

Inheritance tax

NoNo dataset row

The pinned estate-tax dataset (2026.v2) has no row for Kansas, so it cites no state statute; the state page records no state estate or inheritance tax.

· Checked July 20, 2026

Full detail: Kansas estate and inheritance tax page

Transfer-on-death deed

Transfer-on-death deed for real estate

Available — Transfer-on-death deedVerified

Source: K.S.A. 59-3501 to 59-3507 — Transfer-on-death (Probate Code, Art. 35) · Effective: enacted 1997 · Checked July 26, 2026

Controlling statute

K.S.A. 59-3501 et seq.Verified

Source: K.S.A. 59-3501 to 59-3507 — Transfer-on-death (Probate Code, Art. 35) · Effective: enacted 1997 · Checked July 26, 2026

Full detail: Kansas transfer-on-death deed page

Small-estate procedure

Current rule

$75,000 probate personal property; affidavit collection without administrationVerified

Source: K.S.A. § 59-1507b · Effective: 2023 · Checked August 23, 2026

Full detail: Kansas small-estate procedure page

Medicaid long-term-care eligibility

Medicaid dataset 2026.v16

HCBS and PACE protected income level

$2,982 per monthVerified

• Applies to: individual applicant; the nursing-facility personal-needs allowance is not an eligibility cap.

Source: Kansas Medical Assistance Standards F-8 (01-26) · Effective: January 2026 standards · Checked November 14, 2026

Nursing-facility gross-income eligibility ceiling

$2,982 per month (300% of the SSI standard for a single person). Income above that level is tested under Medically Needy rules: institutional coverage is still available if the patient liability does not exceed the facility's cost of care.Verified

• Applies to: institutionalized applicant.

Source: Kansas Medical Assistance Standards F-8 (07-26 v2), Income Standards for Long Term Care/HCBS/PACE · Also: KDHE Medicaid KEESM, October 2026, section 7430(4) Standards for Long Term Care · Also: KDHE Medicaid KEESM, October 2026, section 8172.2 Application of Patient Liability · Effective: F-8 07-26; 300% Special Income Standard, month of update January 2026 · Checked November 14, 2026

Long-term-care applicant resource limit

$2,000Verified

• Applies to: individual applicant; spousal-impoverishment policy applies when there is a community spouse.

Source: Kansas Medical Assistance Standards F-8 (01-26) · Effective: January 2026 standards · Checked November 14, 2026

Community-spouse resource allowance

$32,532 minimum to $162,660 maximumVerified

• Applies to: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: Kansas Medical Assistance Standards F-8 (01-26) · Effective: January 2026 standards · Checked November 14, 2026

Community-spouse monthly maintenance-needs allowance

$2,705 minimum to $4,066.50 maximumVerified

• Applies to: institutionalized applicant with a community spouse.

Source: KanCare policy memo 2026-05-01 · Effective: Dated May 21, 2026; stated changes effective July 1, 2026 · Checked November 14, 2026

Substantial home-equity limit

$752,000Verified

• Applies to: applicant subject to the substantial-home-equity rule.

Source: KanCare 2026 COLA policy memo · Also: Kansas Medical Assistance Standards F-8 (01-26) · Effective: Home-equity change effective January 1, 2026 · Checked November 14, 2026

Full detail: Kansas Medicaid eligibility page

Medicaid look-back

Medicaid dataset 2026.v16

Look-back period

60 monthsVerified

Source: KanCare Asset Verification System policy memo 2020-08-02 · Effective: Dated August 21, 2020 · Checked September 5, 2026

Transfer-penalty divisor

$308.25 per dayVerified

Source: KanCare policy memo 2026-05-01 · Also: KanCare Transfer of Property Worksheet W-9 (07-26) · Effective: Dated May 21, 2026; stated changes effective July 1, 2026 · Checked September 5, 2026

How the state administers the penalty

For applicants, the penalty begins on the later of the date otherwise eligible for long-term-care payment or the first day of the transfer month. For recipients, it begins no later than the second month after transfer to allow notice. Existing correctly established penalties are not recomputed for the July 2026 divisor change.Verified

Source: KanCare Transfer of Property Worksheet W-9 (07-26) · Also: KanCare policy memo 2026-05-01 · Effective: July 2026 worksheet; divisor effective July 1, 2026 · Checked September 5, 2026

Full detail: Kansas Medicaid look-back page

Medicaid estate recovery

Medicaid dataset 2026.v16

Recovery scope

Expanded estate for benefits on or after July 1, 2004: all property in which the member held legal title or interest immediately before or at death, including joint-tenancy and payable-on-death interests. Earlier benefits use the fact sheet's narrower solely owned estate.Verified

Source: KanCare Estate Recovery fact sheet FS-5 · Effective: Revised September 2021 · Checked September 5, 2026

Controlling authority

Kansas Medicaid State Plan Attachment 4.17-A and the KanCare Estate Recovery fact sheetVerified

Source: Kansas Medicaid State Plan Attachment 4.17-A · Also: KanCare Estate Recovery fact sheet FS-5 · Effective: SPA KS-21-0016 effective August 20, 2021; approved October 22, 2021 · Checked September 5, 2026

Exemptions and deferrals

Recovery is deferred while a surviving spouse or child under 21, blind, or disabled is protected; federal-condition sibling and caregiver-child home protections also apply. Recovery covers specified long-term-care and related services for members age 55 or older and qualifying permanently institutionalized members.Verified

Source: Kansas Medicaid State Plan Attachment 4.17-A · Also: KanCare Estate Recovery fact sheet FS-5 · Effective: SPA KS-21-0016 effective August 20, 2021; approved October 22, 2021 · Checked September 5, 2026

Hardship waiver

Kansas provides undue-hardship review, may waive a claim when collection is not cost-effective, and may approve a partial waiver or payment arrangement under the state-plan criteria.Verified

Source: Kansas Medicaid State Plan Attachment 4.17-A · Effective: SPA KS-21-0016 effective August 20, 2021; approved October 22, 2021 · Checked September 5, 2026

Lien practice

Kansas may place a lien after at least six months of institutional residence when the state determines the member is not expected to return home. Notice and a 30-day fair-hearing opportunity apply, and the listed spouse or protected-child occupancy prevents the lien.Verified

Source: KanCare Estate Recovery fact sheet FS-5 · Effective: Revised September 2021 · Checked September 5, 2026

Full detail: Kansas Medicaid estate-recovery page

State income tax on retirement income

Retirement-income tax dataset 2026.v4

Social Security benefits

ExemptVerified

• Kansas excludes Social Security benefits included in federal adjusted gross income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

Source: www.ksrevenue.gov · Checked August 15, 2026

Public pensions

Pending

Primary-source classification has not yet been completed for this income type.

Private pensions

Pending

Primary-source classification has not yet been completed for this income type.

IRA and 401(k) distributions

Pending

Primary-source classification has not yet been completed for this income type.

Military retirement pay

Pending

Primary-source classification has not yet been completed for this income type.

Full detail: Retirement-income tax dataset, all states (JSON)

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