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MEDICAL SERVICES POLICY MANUAL,SECTION B B-700 Transitional Medicaid
B 755 Employment Requirement
Period. This report should be returned by the 5th day of the 1st month of the Additional 6 Months TM Extension Period (the 7th month of TM). The parent (or non-parent specified relative) must again report the household composition, the amountof gross earnings received, and other circumstances which existed in the last 3 months of the Initial TM Extension Period. If a complete report form is not returned timely, a second notice will be sent to advise the client that the report form must be returned in 10 days or the case will be closed. Third Report At the end of the 3rd month of the Additional 6 Months Extension Period (the 9th month of TM), if the case remains open, a notice and report form will be sent to the family to be returned by the 5th day of the 4th month of the Additional Extension Period (the 10th month of TM). If a complete report form is not returned timely, a second notice will be sent to advise the client that the report form must be returned in 10 days or the case will be closed.
B-755 Employment Requirement MS Manual 12/01/20 In order for extended benefits to continue in the second 6-month period, the parent (or non- parent specified relative) must continue to be employed and receive earnings in each month preceding the 2nd and 3rd reports unless good cause exists.
B-760 The 185% Earned Income Test and Computation of Average Monthly Gross Earnings MS Manual 12/01/20 The family’s average monthly gross earnings cannot exceed 185% of the Federal Poverty Level (Re. FPL Chart at Appendix F). B-765 Changes in the Transitional Medicaid Period MS Manual 12/01/20 Minor children entering the household, who were not in the household at the time the determination for Transitional Medicaid was made will not be added to the case. If an excluded child has earnings, they will not be considered in computing the family’s average gross monthly earnings. Eligibility for this child will be determined in another category.