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231 ii) “protected employment” which means the employer gives special privileges to the individual; iii) an activity that produced income in connection with a course of vocational rehabilitation; iv) employment training sessions; v) activities within the facility such as crafts products and facility employment. f. In determining the personal needs reserve amount for Long-Term Care institution residents engaged in income-producing activities: i) The personal needs allowance is reserved from earned income only when the person has insufficient unearned income to meet this need; ii) In determining countable earned income of a Long-Term Care institution resident, the following rules shall apply: 1) $65 shall be subtracted from the gross earned income. 2) The result shall be divided in half. 3) The remaining income is the countable earned income and shall be considered in determining the patient payment. iii) When the personal needs allowance is reserved from unearned income, the additional reserve is computed based on the total gross earned income. g. Other Deductions Reserved from Recipient's Income: i) In the case of a married, long-term care recipient who is institutionalized in a Long-Term Care institution and who has a spouse (and, in some cases, other dependent family members) living in the community, there are “spousal protection” rules which permit the contribution of the institutionalized spouse's income toward their living expenses. See section 8.100.7.K.

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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 Medical Services Board

231 ii) “protected employment” which means the employer gives special privileges to the individual; iii) an activity that produced income in connection with a course of vocational rehabilitation; iv) employment training sessions; v) activities within the facility such as crafts products and facility employment. f. In determining the personal needs reserve amount for Long-Term Care institution residents engaged in income-producing activities: i) The personal needs allowance is reserved from earned income only when the person has insufficient unearned income to meet this need; ii) In determining countable earned income of a Long-Term Care institution resident, the following rules shall apply: 1) $65 shall be subtracted from the gross earned income. 2) The result shall be divided in half. 3) The remaining income is the countable earned income and shall be considered in determining the patient payment. iii) When the personal needs allowance is reserved from unearned income, the additional reserve is computed based on the total gross earned income. g. Other Deductions Reserved from Recipient's Income: i) In the case of a married, long-term care recipient who is institutionalized in a Long-Term Care institution and who has a spouse (and, in some cases, other dependent family members) living in the community, there are “spousal protection” rules which permit the contribution of the institutionalized spouse's income toward their living expenses. See section 8.100.7.K.