About SC Medicaid Screen Pro

SC Medicaid Screen Pro is a streamlined eligibility screening tool built for South Carolina nursing homes. It helps facilities quickly assess whether a prospective resident is likely to qualify for South Carolina Medicaid Long-Term Care coverage in a nursing home before committing to a full application with the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS).

The tool evaluates the core financial rules that govern SC Medicaid nursing home eligibility. It compares an applicant's monthly income against the institutional income cap and flags when a Miller Trust, also called a Qualified Income Trust, is required. It measures countable resources against the individual resource limit, applies Community Spouse Resource Allowance protections under federal spousal impoverishment rules, and walks through the five-year transfer-of-asset lookback with a penalty-period estimate. Users can also record exempt assets — such as a primary residence, one vehicle, and pre-paid burial plans — that are excluded from the resource test, and review estate recovery rules under the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program that may apply after death.

Nursing home staff can sign in to save and manage patient screenings, revisit assessments over time, and email summaries to their own inbox for record-keeping and follow-up.

The application is built and maintained by an independent development team focused on long-term care access and affordability. It references the South Carolina Medical Programs Policy Manual (MPPM) together with 2024–2025 federal benefit standards. SC Medicaid Screen Pro provides an informational screening estimate only and does not constitute a formal Medicaid eligibility determination by SCDHHS. For an official determination, applicants should consult SCDHHS or a qualified elder law attorney.