LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES AND PRO BONO DESK MANUAL 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS
10. SECURITY DEPOSITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .632
10.1 Summary Of Rent Deposit Return Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .632
10.2 Pre-Litigation Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .632
10.3 Major Issues In Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .633
10.3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .633
10.3.2 Landlord Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .633
10.3.3 Adequacy of Landlord’s Itemization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .636
10.3.4 Amount of Tenant’s Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .636
10.4. Miscellaneous Procedural Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
10.4.1 Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
10.4.2 Prescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
10.4.3 Burden of Proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
10.4.4 Security deposit claims against bankrupt landlord . . . . .637
11. INTERNET RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .637
12. OTHER TREATISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .638
13. SAMPLE EVICTION ANSWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .638
10. MEDICAID
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647
2.1. Client has been denied as over-income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647
2.1.1 Interview questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
2.1.2 Overview of reviewing income eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
2.1.3 Check if the client can qualify under one of the
highest income limit eligibility categories providing
full or nearly full Medicaid coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649
2.1.4 Check if client can qualify under any of the other
eligibility categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649
2.1.5 Check if the appropriate income exclusions and
deductions were applied. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661
2.1.6 Other Medicaid provisions that trump the AFDC
and SSI methodologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .664
2.1.7 Usually it is inappropriate to get distracted by
Louisiana’s very limited “medically needy” eligibility . . .666
2.2. Client has been denied Medicaid based on excess resources . . .669
2.2.1 Check the correct resource limit was applied. . . . . . . . . .669
2.2.2 Check if the client can qualify for all services needed
under a different category, with a higher or no resource
limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .670
2.2.3 Quick options to consider in dealing with excess
resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672
2.2.4 Delve into the rules of the SSI program. . . . . . . . . . . . . .675
2.2.5 Specific Medicaid liberalizations of the cash
assistance rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675
2.2.6 Advocacy-DHH can liberalize resource rules. . . . . . . . . .675
2.3 When must Louisiana Medicaid reject an application because
the applicant was denied SSI for being “not disabled”? . . . . . . . .676
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