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Chapter: 2400 Budgeting Income Program: CIC 45 2450.0000 Child In Care The sections below discuss income budgeting methodologies. 2450.0100 INCOME LIMITS (CIC) Eligibility for Medicaid is determined by comparing the individual’s countable income to the income limits. Refer to Appendix A-5 and A-7 for the standard tables. 2450.0200 BUDGETING (CIC) Budgeting processes determine how benefits will be calculated, by program, for the month. 2450.0201 Budgeting Period (CIC) Eligibility is based on the assistance group's composition, technical factors, and income circumstances as they exist in the month for which benefits are being calculated. This can be either a past, current or future month. When budgeting for a future month, the estimated anticipated income and circumstances may be based on what occurred in prior months if those months are considered representative of the assistance group's continued situation. Budgeting may also be based on the amount the individual can anticipate to receive. 2450.0204 Determining Monthly Income (CIC) Several factors are involved in determining a gross amount of monthly income to be budgeted. These are anticipating and projecting income, averaging income, and converting the income to a monthly amount.

When income is received more often than monthly, it will be converted to a monthly amount. When averaging income, use the most recent consecutive four weeks or the best available information when it is representative of the individual's future income. 2450.0206 Budgeting Methods Non-Title IV-E (CIC) The process of computing the amount of income to be considered in determining financial eligibility and the benefit amount is called "budgeting". When determining financial eligibility, one or more budget calculations will be completed. The best estimate of an assistance group's income and circumstances is used to determine the eligibility. When determining eligibility for a past month the AG's actual income and circumstances are used. The income is compared to the appropriate income limit to arrive at the benefit amount. See Appendix A-7 for income charts. 2450.0209 Budgeting Methods Title IV-E (CIC) Determination of initial Title IV-E eligibility is completed by the Office of Child Welfare prior to submitting the application for Medicaid. Budgeting for Title IV-E foster care child’s ongoing eligibility follows the budgeting methods in passage 2450.0206, except the eligibility specialist budgets actual income for the month of removal of the child from the home or voluntary placement. Prospective budgeting is used. For Title IV-E, two separate budgets are needed for the month of removal. First the countable income must be less than the consolidated needs standard in effect on July 16, 1996. The income of the child placed in care is then calculated separately and compared to the foster care board rate. The difference between the board rate and the child’s countable income is the amount of the board rate. Gross income cannot exceed 185% of the AFDC-FC board rate.

During redeterminations only income actually received by the child can be counted in the budget computation; income of the child’s parents and relatives is not considered. State collected child support or money collected by fee collection is not counted. Ineligibility on lump sum in the month of the initiation of court action results in denial of the case. Lump sums received in an active case