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All County Welfare Directors Letter No.: 20-10 Page 28 April 30, 2020 SAWS shall program this system language at the next viable release. Furthermore, translations for this snippet are at the end of this ACWDL. Translations for this snippet are provided in Appendix A. Once a case is discontinued, the CEW shall follow the guidance provided in ACWDL 19-13 for verifications provided during the 90-day cure period following discontinuance. If the individuals are “Married Filing Jointly” in the current tax year but do not expect to file jointly the next year, CEWs shall consider it a reasonably predictable future change in income and the spouses are not required to be included on the case and in each other’s MAGI household composition. Separated Spouses Filing Jointly Example: A married couple (Spouse 1 and Spouse 2) self-attests to planning to file taxes as Married Filing Jointly but is not living together at the same address. Spouse 1 has requested MAGI Medi-Cal coverage, Spouse 2 has not. Spouse 1’s Household Composition: 1) Does Spouse 1 expect to file a federal tax return? Yes. 2) Does Spouse 1 expect to be claimed as a tax dependent by another tax filer? No. 3) Spouse 1 qualifies for Tax Filer Rules: household consists of tax payer, and all others the tax payer claims as a dependent (Spouse 1) 4) Is Spouse 1 married? Yes. 5) Is Spouse 1 and Spouse 2 living apart and filing separately? No (Include Spouse 2) 6) Is Spouse 1 pregnant? No 7) Is anyone included in the household pregnant? No. 8) No additional change, end household composition determination here. Medi-Cal Household Spouse 1 Spouse 2 Family Size Spouse 1 Included Included 2 Married Individual Who Plans to File Separately in the Future Example: A married couple, (Spouse 1 and Spouse 2), are living apart self-attest to filing taxes as Married Filing Jointly in the current year, but indicate that they will not file jointly in the next year. Spouse 1 is applying for coverage and Spouse 2 is not.