Montana's current DPHHS resource schedule sets a $2,000 limit for an aged, blind, or disabled (ABD) individual and $3,000 for an ABD couple. For someone already institutionalized, the standard is $2,000 whether they're single or the institutionalized half of a couple.
Those numbers don't mean every asset a family owns gets counted against the limit. DPHHS starts from the equity value of resources but then carves out exclusions — a primary residence chief among them — and the actual treatment of any given asset depends on ownership structure, accessibility, whether a trust is involved, recent transfers, and which Medicaid category applies.
Montana figures
- ABD individual resource limit
- $2,000
- ABD couple resource limit
- $3,000
- Institutionalized individual/spouse standard
- $2,000
Sources and official resources
- Montana DPHHS: How Can Medicaid Help with Nursing Home Bills?
- CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.