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Missouri · Look-Back & Penalties

# Missouri Medicaid Look-Back Period

Last updated 2026-10-20

**Quick answer:** Missouri Medicaid reviews transfers made in the 60 months (5 years) before an application for nursing home (Vendor) care. The 2026 transfer rate used to figure penalties is $8,235 a month.

Missouri's eligibility manual defines a "look-back date" as the earliest date a transfer can be counted against Vendor benefits, and the "look-back period" as the stretch of time between that date and the application. Consistent with the post-OBRA 1993 federal framework, Missouri elder-law and state program materials point to the standard 60-month, five-year look-back window.

This review isn't a gift-tax calculation — it's asking whether resources moved for less than they were worth. Missouri's Vendor Care eligibility material warns applicants that they can't transfer resources without getting money or comparable value back, aside from recognized exceptions. That's why the specifics of any sale, gift, home transaction, promissory note, or trust matter so much, and why families should hang onto records showing the date, value, consideration, and purpose of each transaction.

## Missouri figures

- Look-back period: 60 months
- 2026 transfer rate: $8,235/month

## Sources and official resources

- [Missouri DSS: Nursing Home](https://dss.mo.gov/mhd/nursing-home)
- [U.S. Code: 42 U.S.C. § 1396p (liens, estate recovery, transfers of assets, Partnership disregard)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1396p)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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