Sec. 1. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, an individual eligible to receive Medicaid who is not living in the individual’s own home but is receiving care in a:

(1) hospital; or

(2) nursing facility;

may retain from the individual’s income a personal allowance in an amount to be established by the office.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-7-21(b) part.]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.9.