Lookback Dates for Transfers of Assets
The following table shows the historical time frames for reviewing asset transfers, based on the date of application for medical assistance.
"App/service date" means the latest of:
- date of application for medical assistance; or
- date of entry into a nursing home or SLF; or
- receipt of or application for DoA services.
"Specified trust actions" means:
- Transfers from a revocable trust; or
- The creation of an irrevocable trust that does not permit payment to, or for the benefit of, the person; or
- The creation of an irrevocable trust that does not permit payment to, or for the benefit of, the person at some point after the trust is created.
| Application Date |
Type of Transfer |
Review transfers made on or after |
| Before 08/11/93 |
All transfers |
36 months before app/service date |
| 08/11/93 - 08/11/96 |
All transfers |
36 months before app/service date |
| 08/12/96 - 08/11/98 |
Specified trust actions |
08/11/93 |
|
All other transfers |
36 months before app/service date |
| 08/12/98 - 12/31/11 |
Specified trust actions |
60 months before app/service date |
|
All other transfers |
36 months before app/service date |
| On or after 01/01/12 |
All transfers |
60 months before app/service date |
Mandatory Screening
The mandatory screening requirement for long term care admission in the state of Illinois was implemented on June 30, 1996. Persons continuously residing in an LTC facility since that date or before are not required to submit the Interagency Certification of Screening Results (Form 2536) when applying for medical assistance.
