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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION O O-500 SSI Related Treatment of Income (AABD-MN)

 NOTE:If the child’s countable income is under the SSI/SPA, refer to MS F-120 to determine whether SSA or MRT will make the disability determination, and whether or not to refer to SSA. If the allegation is blindness and the countable income is under the SSI/SPA, refer to SSA.

Deeming of Income to Individual Who Would Be Eligible Except for Excess Income to Eligible Child Who is Blind or Has a Disability MS Manual 01/01/14 When there is a child who is blind or has a disability living in the home with his parents and one parent is categorically eligible (i.e., acceptable evidence exists that proves that the parent would qualify as aged, blind or disabled except for income), income of the ineligible parent is deemed first to the categorically eligible spouse and then to the eligible child. Deemed income to a child who is blind or has a disability under these circumstances is determined as follows: 1. Complete Steps 1 through 4 of Spouse to Spouse deeming as indicated in MS O-531 Deeming of Income from an Ineligible Spouse; 2. Compare the result derived from Step 4 of MS O-531 to the couple’s SSI SPA. 3. If the couple’s income determined under Spouse to Spouse deeming is equal to or less than the couple’s SSI SPA, there is no income to deem to the child; 4. If the couple’s income exceeds the couple’s SSI 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 to each child. The amount deemed to the child as unearned income is subject to the $20/mo. general exclusion in his eligibility determination.  NOTE:If the child’s countable income is under the SSI/SPA, refer to MS F-120 to determine whether SSA or MRT will make the disability determination, and whether or not to refer to SSA. If the allegation is blindness and the countable income is under the SSI/SPA, refer to SSA.

Deeming of Income to Eligible Child from Parent/Parents Who Would Be Eligible Except for Excess Income MS Manual 01/01/14 When there is a child who is blind or has a disability in the home with a parent/parents who is/are eligible except for excess income (i.e., acceptable evidence exists that proves that the O 533 Deeming of Income to Individual Who Would Be Eligible Except for Excess Income to Eligible Child Who is Blind or Has a Disability