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MA When a member of the asset group is a land contract holder (not the purchaser), count his/her equity in the contract. The equity is the amount for which the contract can be sold (usually at a commercial discount rate) minus the amount of any lien on the property (see also Section 1.22: Non- Saleable Assets in this Chapter). TANF Installment contracts for the sale of land or buildings are excluded as an asset if the contract or agreement is producing income consistent with its fair market value. The money received is counted as income. The exclusion also applies to the value of the property sold under the installment contract or held as security in exchange for a purchase price consistent with the fair market value of the property. GC See TANF FS See TANF

In addition, where applicable within each section and subsection, MA policy is specified for the following four categories:

 AR,  AX,  SR, and  QM

When MA policy depends on whether a group uses the D.C. Healthy Families application or the Combined Application, the policy explanations are designated by AR/AX D.C. Healthy Families Application Users and AR/AX Combined Application Users are written. Also, there are instances when policy varies within a category. When this occurs, the manual specifies the variation in policy by eligibility criteria.

If an MA policy applies to all four categories in the exact same manner, no category is specified; if an MA policy does not apply to a specific category, N/A is written. See Section 2.2.2: ACEDS MA Program Types and Section 2.2.7: Policy Categories in this Part for a description of each category.

With respect to the former Medical Charities (or “MC”) program type, SSRs use this category to process applications for the 1115 (50-64) Demonstrations for District residents age 50 to 64 who meet the Medically Needy income and resource eligibility criteria. Additionally, 50-64 enrollees must be qualified aliens or U.S. citizens (see Part IV). SSRs should refer to the SR sections in order to evaluate eligibility for the 1115 (50-64) Demonstration even though the cases are processed on the MC screens in ACEDS.

Example MA Age is an eligibility factor for certain MA categories. A person remains eligible with respect to age for the entire month in which s/he reaches the maximum age even if the birthday is the first of the month. AR: A child in an AR unit must be under the age of 21. Children ages 19 and 20 are only eligible for Medicaid if they meet the MNIL eligibility criteria. AX: A child in an AX unit must be under the age of 19. SR: An individual must be age 65 or older to meet SR eligibility on the basis of age. There is no age requirement for an individual who is statutorily blind or permanently and totally disabled. However, if the disabled person is under age 21 or the individual is a parent or caretaker relative, his/her Medicaid eligibility should be evaluated under the AR and AX program types first. If the individual is