Illinois Medicaid transfer penalty
2026 rules · reviewed September 4, 2026
$
Transfers for less than fair value, inside the 60-month look-back.
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Illinois uses the rate at the facility where the person lives, not a statewide figure.
- Penalty period
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- Enter the facility's monthly private-pay rate to compute the period. It is on the admission agreement, or the business office will state it.
Educational arithmetic from the state's published method, not a determination. Which transfers count, and whether an exception applies (a spouse, a disabled child, a caregiver child, undue hardship), is the caseworker's and the attorney's question.