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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL, SECTION E

When there is a blind child or child with a disability living in the home with his or her parents and one parent is categorically eligible, the income of the ineligible parent is deemed first to the categorically eligible spouse and then to the eligible child. For this condition to apply, there must be acceptable evidence provided that proves that one parent would qualify as aged, blind or as an individual with a disability except for income. The deemed income to a blind or disabled child under these circumstances is determined as follows: 1. Complete steps 2 through 7 of spouse-to-spouse deeming as indicated at MS E-441. Deeming of Income from the Ineligible Spouse. 2. If the couple’s income determined under spouse-to-spouse deeming is equal to or less than the couple’s SSI standard payment amount (SPA), there is no income deemed to the child. 3. If the couple’s income exceeds the couple’s SPA, all of the countable income above the SPA is deemed to the child as unearned income. If more than one eligible child is in the home, divide the income equally among each child. The amount deemed to the child as unearned income is subject to the SSI exclusions in his/her eligibility determination. Refer to MS A-214. Deeming of Income to an Eligible Child from Parent(s) Who Would Be Eligible Except for Excess Income MS Manual 07/01/20 When there is a blind child or child with a disability living in the home with his or her parent(s) who would be eligible except for excess income, only the income above the parents’ SSI standard payment amount (SPA) is deemed to the child. For this condition to apply, there must be acceptable evidence provided that proves that the parent/parents would qualify as aged, blind, or as an individual with a disability except for income. Deemed income is determined as follows: 1. Determine the parent/parents’ countable income as if no children were involved. Allow the SSI exclusions listed at MS E-450. 2. If the countable income is equal to or less than the SPA, there is no income to deem to the child. If the countable income is greater than the SPA, the amount above the SPA is available for deeming to the child. E 444 Deeming of Income to an Eligible Child from Parent(s) Who Would Be Eligible Except for Excess Income