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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION O O-500 SSI Related Treatment of Income (AABD-MN)
O 520 SSI Relatedness
O-520 SSI Relatedness MS Manual 01/01/14 The criteria for determining countable income for the AABD Medically Needy are contained in the Section E of this manual (MS E-400 through E-450). 1. MS E-400 - MS E-410 specifies the general consideration of income and how it is evaluated. 2. MS H-421 specifies the extent of consideration of income involving separated couples, (i.e. those not living together in the same household). 3. MS E-415 specifies the means for determining and verifying earned income. 4. MS E-420 - MS E-421 specifies the means for determining income from self- employment. 5. MS E-430 specifies sources of unearned income. 6. MS E-431 - MS E-434 specifies procedures for determination and verification of unearned income. 7. MS E-432 defines in-kind support and maintenance and other in- kind income, specifies the value determination for each type, and specifies items excluded (not considered as in-kind support and maintenance). 8. MS E-450 - MS E-451 specifies income exclusions applicable to the AABD Medically Needy for determination of net countable income. Income of Other Persons (Deeming) MS Manual 01/01/14 For any month or portion of a month that the applicant (eligible) resides with his ineligible spouse or parent(s) (if the applicant is a child who is blind or has a disability), deeming of income from the ineligible spouse or parent(s) is required. Current SSI Standard Payment Amounts (SPA) and Living Allowance amounts can be found in the SSI Chart at Appendix S. Deeming procedures are specified in MS O-531 through MS O-535: