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Chapter: 2200 Standard Filing Unit Program: MSSI, SFP 39 2240.0620 Amount of Child's Assets (MSSI) The following policy is applicable only to MEDS-AD, QMB, SLMB, QI-1, EMA, Medically Needy and Protected Medicaid.

The assets of a child consist of whatever assets the child has in his own right plus whatever assets are deemed to him from his parent(s). A child is independently eligible for each of the normal items and amounts of asset exclusions.

In determining whether the $2,000 limitation on household goods and personal effects is exceeded, the eligibility specialist must consider the parents' household goods and personal effects for deeming purposes and consider the child's personal effects and any household goods the child may own separately. Only one vehicle can be excluded under the automobile exclusion.

A child is not eligible if his own assets plus the value of the assets deemed to the child from the parent(s) exceed the appropriate asset limit.

2240.0621 Participation Status Codes (MSSI) When the SFU composition has been determined, a participation code will be assigned to each individual. This code will determine in FLORIDA how each individual's needs, income, and assets are counted.

The participation status codes that will be used in the SSI Medicaid Program are described as follows:

EA - Eligible or Potentially Eligible Adult - The income, assets, and needs are included. The individual is entitled to appropriate disregards and receives benefits.

EC - Eligible or Potentially Eligible Child - The income, assets, and needs are included. The individual is entitled to appropriate disregards and receives benefits.

DS - Deemed Spouse - The needs of these individuals are not included. Assets are counted in full and income is deemed.

DP - Deemed Parent - The needs of these individuals are not included. Assets are counted in full and income is deemed.

AD - Allocated Dependent - The dependent of the institutionalized individual who the institutionalized individual must allocate income to in order to meet the needs of the dependent in the community.

AS - Allocated Spouse - The community spouse of the institutionalized individual who the institutionalized individual must allocate income to in order to meet the needs of the community spouse.