People on Medicaid are allowed to have income and resources up to certain levels. The levels change at the beginning of each year and are different depending on the size of your household and the type of care of which you need Medicaid. For someone residing in their home, applying for Medicaid to help pay for prescription, hospital bill or some personal care in the home, the following levels are effective in 2001:
Household size of one: $634-monthly income & $3,800-countable resources
Household size of two: $925-monthly income & $5,500-countable resources

A lien is a claim that DSS puts on your real property, while you are in a nursing home, for the payment of Medical Assistance that the Department pays or has paid on your behalf. If you return home, the lien is removed from your property. The Department may still have a claim against your estate for the Medicaid provided on your behalf.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) can place a lien on your home if you go into a nursing home. DSS will not place a lien on your home if your spouse still resides there, a child who is under 21, blind or disabled lives there or a sibling with an equity interest in the home lives there and has lived there for at least one year. DSS will not place a lien if your physician states this is a temporary stay in a nursing home. Please ask for Informational Notice for Applicants with Real Property for more information.

NO. If you (or your spouse) reside in your home it remains your homestead and is not counted as a resource. Only when you can no longer live there does it become a resource. At the time of your death your house becomes part of your estate and will be used to help pay your creditors, including the Department of Social Services (DSS). When you receive Medicaid after the age of 55, DSS is entitled to recover the Medicaid expended on your behalf up to the value of your estate.

Applications for titles that do not require an examination stay on file for the remainder of the calendar year in which you submitted them. New applications are necessary annually for such titles. Examination applications stay on file for the duration of the eligible list established after the examination process.

Notify the Chautauqua County Department of Human Resources immediately of any change of name, address, or phone number by completing the Name and/or Address Change Form.

The "not eligible" determination is based on the information that you provided on your application and the minimum qualifications for the position you are applying for. If you feel that you omitted information from your initial application that could possibly be used to deem you "eligible" for a title, then submit a letter providing the missing or unclear information to our office. We will then be able to take a second look at your application and determine if you qualify.

Yes. You must enter the actual or average number of hours worked per week. This information is used when reviewing your application to assess whether you have the required experience stated in the minimum qualifications. In most cases part-time work is credited.

No. When applying for an exam, take note of the closing date for filing. Applications must be postmarked or delivered to the Chautauqua County Department of Human Resources by the close of business on the closing date for the exam. No exceptions will be made. Please note that postmarked applications are not acceptable for Continuous Recruitment Examinations.

The Department of Human Resources is open daily, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.