If you or your loved one

(i)     is now or will soon be a resident in a skilled nursing facility or other long term care facility,

(ii)     have spent down your assets to less than $2,000, and

(iii)   you or your loved one has gross income over the Medicaid income limit (currently $2,742 per month for 2023 in Florida),

(iv)    then you, or your loved one, need a qualified income trust to qualify for Medicaid to help pay for the costs of nursing home care or other long-term care options.

A Qualified Income Trust, or Miller Trust, will allow you, or your family member, to qualify for Medicaid benefits to help pay for long term care, including skilled nursing home costs, even if the skilled nursing home resident has income that exceeds the Medicaid “Income Cap” and otherwise qualifies for Medicaid benefits. You can prepare a Qualified Income Trust at this website for any location in the State of Florida.

For 2023, the Medicaid income cap in Florida is $2,742 per month. If you, or your loved one, has gross income that is more than $2,742 per month, have spent down your assets to below $2,000, and there is a need for skilled nursing home care, the Qualified Income Trust will allow you to qualify for Medicaid benefits even though your income is over the Medicaid allowable limit.

An irrevocable qualified income trust, which is sometimes referred to as a “Miller Trust” or “QIT,” is a trust allowed by Florida Medicaid law. The QIT allows someone who has too much income to qualify for Medicaid benefits to help pay for skilled nursing home care.

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In Florida, a qualified income trust must be prepared by an attorney  Other lawyers reviews have ranked us as one of the Best Lawyers in America for estates and trusts. You can obtain your QIT here at this website, with confidence that it will be accepted by the Florida Department of Children and Families (“DCF”).

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The process of obtaining your Florida Miller Trust (QIT) online is very simple: 

         (1) Go to our page Qualified Income Trusts document (click here) preparation site and

        (2) answer a few questions about you and the person you want to be the trustee of your qualified income trust.

(3)  Submit the QIT questionnaire after completing it,

(4) pay the $395 fee, and

(5) we’ll have the completed trust to you within 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays).

It only takes a few minutes and the cost for your irrevocable qualified income trust for Florida is only $395 and includes instructions for how to properly administer the Qualified Income Trust.

We will provide your Miller Trust or QIT within 48 hours of your submission of the information (exclusive of weekends and holidays).

We provide you with simple and complete instructions for properly signing the qualified income trust document and instructions for handling the bank account for the QIT.

We also provide you with a letter to your bank instructing the bank how to properly set up the bank account for the QIT.

The QIT form prepared through this site is accepted for the Institutional Care Program (ICP), for long term care in a nursing home, or the community-based waiver programs for long term care in an assisted living facility provided by one of the managed care companies who have contracted with the State of Florida to provide long term care.

The ICP Medicaid benefits help pay for long-term care in a skilled nursing home. The current average cost for long-term care in a skilled nursing home is more than $9,885 per month for a private room, or $118,620 annually, on average in Northeast Florida, according to this 2020 survey by Genworth Financial).

If the Medicaid applicant has more income than is allowed for eligibility ($2,742 per month for 2023), the qualified income trust will allow eligibility for benefits even though income is over the amount allowed. A qualified income trust can be used to qualify for benefits under the Institutional Care Program (ICP) and the waiver programs provided by Medicaid.

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(2)     What if I need a Florida Compliant durable power of attorney so I can sign a Qualified Income Trust for my loved one who isn’t able to sign the QIT?

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If you need to prepare a Florida durable power of attorney for finances that meets the requirements of the Florida Department of Children and Families to establish a qualified income trust, you can prepare a Florida compliant Durable Power of Attorney, right here online –just click here.

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What is an “Income Cap” State?

Florida is an “Income Cap” state. There is an upper-income limit for Florida Medicaid eligibility. A person’s total gross income includes the amount received from Social Security, pensions, IRAs, and all other forms of income. “Income” for Florida Medicaid eligibility purposes is gross income. This means that all deductions are added back to the income before one can determine the total amount of income for Medicaid eligibility purposes.  This is an example of why proper Medicaid planning is so important for each individual who needs assistance for the cost of long-term care, and why qualified income trusts may be necessary for Medicaid benefits.

If you or your family member, who is currently, or is about to begin living in a skilled nursing facility, or who seeks to become qualified for Medicaid benefits, and has income in excess of that Medicaid allowable amount ($2,742 per month for 2023), an irrevocable qualified income trust must be established so he or she can qualify for Medicaid benefits to help pay for the cost of long term care in a skilled nursing facility or in any community-based waiver Medicaid program.  For the purpose of determining whether you qualify for Medicaid benefits, the State of Florida includes indemnity payments you receive from long-term care insurance as “income.” If your income plus long-term care insurance benefits exceed the income cap ($2,742.00 per month for 2023), then you will need an irrevocable qualified income trust, or Miller trust, before you can become eligible for Medicaid benefits.

You can start by seeking a telephone consultation or a consultation by email with our experienced elder law attorney. If you have Medicaid planning needs that go beyond the need for an income trust, you can obtain information about Medicaid planning for more complex issues beyond those involving qualified income trusts, or Miller trusts, from an experienced elder law attorney.  If you would like to schedule a consultation to explore whether qualified income trusts or Miller Trusts, can assist you or your family member with obtaining Medicaid benefits to pay for long term nursing home care or assisted living costs, please call us at (904) 448-1969 or toll-free 1-866-510-9099. Or, you can schedule a Medicaid planning consultation by telephone or we can provide a consultation by email if you prefer.

There are detailed requirements that are legally necessary for drafting a QIT. There are also many rules that govern the administration of an irrevocable qualified income trust account.  Following the requirements for establishing and administering a Qualified Income Trust is necessary for maintaining Florida Medicaid eligibility. Your Medicaid planning elder law attorney in Florida should provide you with detailed and specific direction for the proper funding and administration of the irrevocable qualified income trust.

In addition to the Florida compliant QIT prepared at this site, we provide you with a Memorandum Regarding Funding Your Qualified Income Trusts, and a letter directed to your bank explaining how to set up and operate the bank account for your Qualified Income Trust, along with instructions for the proper signing of a qualified income trust.

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If the individual seeking Medicaid benefits is incapacitated and unable to legally sign the irrevocable qualified income trusts documents, it is generally necessary for there to be a legally sufficient durable power of attorney in place so the Miller Trust for Florida can be established by the incapacitated person’s legally appointed agent.

The legal form for the Florida durable power of attorney for finances should include specific authorization for the agent, who is sometimes called the “agent” or the “attorney in fact,” to sign the irrevocable qualified income trust agreement for the incapacitated person’s skilled nursing home Florida Medicaid eligibility requirements.  The Medicaid regulations require that the durable power of attorney must include a provision specifically granting the authority of the agent to establish trusts for the individual seeking Medicaid benefits.  A properly drafted and signed durable power of attorney is a requirement for those who want to obtain Medicaid benefits on behalf of another under the Institutional Care Program.

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If you need a Florida designation of health care surrogate (health care power of attorney), you can prepare one here. Just Click Here

The designation of health care surrogate sometimes called a power of attorney for health care, may be the most important document that you can have. Any competent adult may also designate a Health Care Surrogate to make all health care decisions during any period of incapacity. During the person’s incapacity, the Health Care Surrogate has the duty to consult expeditiously, with appropriate health care providers. The Health Care Surrogate also provides informed consent and makes all health care decisions for the incapacitated person, that he or she believes the maker would have made under the circumstances if the maker were capable of making and communicating such decisions. If there is no indication of what the maker would have chosen, the Health Care Surrogate may consider the maker’s best interests in deciding on a course of treatment. If you need only a health care power of attorney or designation of health care surrogate, you can prepare our legal form for a health care power of attorney, or Designation of Health Care Surrogate, online right now, pursuant to Florida Statutes, Section 765.203.

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We can assist you in obtaining the proper form for a power of attorney both for finances and to appoint a health care surrogate. Without a proper and Florida-compliant durable power of attorney, the incapacitated individual may not qualify for Medicaid benefits even with the QIT form.  The designation of health care surrogate will also allow the person designated to make the sometimes-critical medical treatment decisions that can allow the Medicaid beneficiary to remain healthy.

If you need an irrevocable Qualified Income Trust, or Miller Trust, to qualify for Medicaid benefits, and that is the only remaining requirement that you, or your loved one, needs to become eligible for Medicaid benefits, you can obtain qualified income trust documents that are guaranteed to meet the legal requirements of the Florida Department of Children and Families for such Miller trusts, quickly and at a reasonable cost, by clicking here.

The irrevocable QIT for Florida, or Miller Trust, that you obtain through this website is reviewed by C. Randolph Coleman, an experienced Florida elder law attorney with more than 30+ years of experience as an attorney, and more than 30+ years of experience working with the Florida Department of Children and Families (and its predecessor the Department of HRS) in the preparation of irrevocable qualified income trusts for Medicaid eligibility.

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You can prepare your Florida compliant QIT, your durable power of attorney, and your designation of health care surrogate online, by answering a few short questions that will provide the information necessary for our office to prepare your qualified income trust or Miller Trusts form.

Your answers to the questions will be reviewed by Mr. Coleman, who will complete the Miller trust, and return it to you by email within 48 hours (excluding holidays and weekends) – usually sooner than that.

Our Florida irrevocable qualified income trusts are guaranteed to meet the requirements of the Florida Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) for those documents, or we will refund your money in full if your QIT or durable power of attorney is not accepted by DCF because it is not legally proper.

If you need a consultation with our experienced Florida elder law attorney, a QIT, Medicaid spend-down planning, wills or trusts, probate or trust administration, or any other elder law needs, Contact Us, to schedule a consultation; or learn more at www.TheColemanLawFirm.com.