SR 17-36 Dated 10/17

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION – Division of Family Assistance (DFA)

 

FROM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, DFA:

Terry R. Smith

DFA SIGNATURE DATE:

October 11, 2017

FROM OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, OMBP:

Henry Lipman

OMBP SIGNATURE DATE:

December 5, 2017

AT (OFFICE):

Division of Family Assistance (DFA)

TO:

District Office Supervisors

SUBJECT:

Updates to the SSA Life Expectancy Tables  

EFFECTIVE DATE:

upon receipt

 

SUMMARY

 

This SR releases updates to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Life Expectancy Tables to reflect the 2014 data provided by the SSA, their most recent updates available. The SSA Life Expectancy Tables are used in the eligibility determination process for the adult categories of financial and medical assistance when determining whether an applicant or recipient’s annuity is actuarially sound and that the expected return on the annuity corresponds with the life expectancy of the individual. This information is then used to:

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determine if an annuity is countable or excluded in the resource test for the specific program of assistance; and

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evaluate asset transfers.

 

POLICY

 

The male and female SSA Life Expectancy tables have been updated, in accordance with He-W 620.01(i)(3), He-W 820.03(l)(3), and 42 USC 1396p(c)(1)(G)(ii)(II), to reflect the 2014 data, the most current information available from the Social Security Administration.

 

POLICY MANUAL REVISIONS

 

Revised Adult Assistance Manual Topics

 

PART 420                    RESOURCE TABLES:SSA LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES: MALE

PART 420                    RESOURCE TABLES: SSA LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES: FEMALE

 

Revised Medical Assistance Manual Topics

 

PART 420                    RESOURCE TABLES: SSA LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES: MALE

PART 420                    RESOURCE TABLES: SSA LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES: FEMALE

 

IMPLEMENTATION

 

The policy released in this SR is effective upon receipt.

 

CLIENT NOTIFICATION

 

No special client notification is planned or needed.

 

TRAINING

 

No special training is planned or needed.

 

DISPOSITION

 

This SR may be destroyed or deleted after its contents have been noted and the revised manual topics released by this SR have been posted to the On-line manuals.

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

This SR will be distributed according to the electronic distribution list for DFA policy releases. This SR, and revised On-Line Manuals, will be available for agency staff in the On-Line Manual Library, and for public access on the Internet at www.dhhs.nh.gov/DFA/publications.htm, effective January 2, 2018. Additionally, this SR, and printed pages with posting instructions, will be distributed under separate cover to all internal hard copy holders of the Adult Assistance and Medical Assistance Manuals.

 

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