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included in the Family Medicaid household into an account held jointly by that depositor and an applicant or recipient, is available income in the month of the deposit if

(A) the account requires the signature of only one of the account holders to withdraw money; and

(B) the money is not considered an exempt resource under 7 AAC 100.138, 7 AAC 100.140, or 7 AAC 100.144;

(9) the income of a sponsor of an alien is available to the sponsored alien under 7 AAC 100.176. (c) For the purpose of determining the availability of income to a Family Medicaid household, the department will consider as not available to the household the income of an individual who resides with, but who is not legally or financially responsible for, an individual included in household, even if the individual regularly purchases items for an individual included in the household. Any direct cash contribution that individual makes to anyone included in the household is unearned income to that household. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040 7 AAC 100.152. Income period. The department will determine, on a monthly basis, eligibility for Family Medicaid benefits and when income is considered available to the applicant or recipient. The department will consider all income that is received or may be reasonably anticipated to be received in a month to actually be available to the applicant or recipient in that month. (Eff. 7/20/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.020 AS 47.07.040