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is considered depends on whether the child is a minor parent. If a child who is not a minor parent is applying for MA and the parent is not applying for him/herself (or the parent is disqualified from participating in MA), the parent is 'included provisionally' in the group. By including the parent provisionally, the parent's income is treated as if the parent were also applying for MA and the income eligibility criteria used are based on a group size including the parent. If a minor parent applies for MA for him/herself and the minor parent's child and the minor parent lives with his/her parent(s), the income of the minor parent's parent(s), that is, the child's grandparents, is deemed to the minor parent and his/her children using a deeming formula. The income of the minor parent's parent(s) is deemed if the minor parent is not in the unit because s/he is disqualified from participating from Medicaid. If, however, the minor parent is not included in the group because s/he chooses not to be in the unit (rather than having been disqualified), the minor parent is included provisionally in the unit and no income from the minor parent's parent(s) is deemed to the group. To determine the amount of income to deem to a minor parent from the minor parent's parent(s), perform the following calculations: • Determine net monthly income. o Calculate gross earned income of each deemed parent. o Calculate the Work Expense Deduction. The Work Expense Deduction equals the lesser of $90 or the deemed parent's earnings. Each deemed parent receives a Work Expense Deduction. o Calculate net earned income by subtracting the Work Expense Deduction from gross earned income. o Calculate gross unearned income. o Calculate net monthly income by adding gross unearned income and net earned income. • Determine allowable expenses. o Determine alimony and child support paid by the deemed parent(s) to individuals outside the household. o Determine 100 percent of the Standard of Assistance (see Exhibit VI-4: TANF Standard of Assistance & Payment Levels) for a family size that includes the deemed parent(s) and other dependents in the household not included in the MA assistance group. o Add the above. This equals total allowable expenses. • Calculate Deemed Income. o Deemed Income = Net Monthly Income – Total Allowable Expenses.