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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-21 toddlers from birth through age three who have special needs. “Earned income” means cash received or available to be received by the household which require some activity on the part of the household to produce. Examples of earned income include, but shall not be limited to, wages, jury duty income (excluding reimbursement for transportation and meals), and self- employment income, including from the sale of blood, blood plasma, and parts of the body. “Effective date of eligibility” means the date on which health care services shall be covered either through fee-for-service reimbursement by the department, its fiscal agent, or through enrollment in a participating health plan. “Effective date of enrollment” means the date as of which a participating health plan is required to provide benefits to an enrollee. “Effective income level” means the income standard applicable under Medicaid for an eligibility group, after taking into consideration any disregard of a block of income applied in determining financial eligibility for such group. “Electronic account” means an electronic file that includes all information collected and generated by the department regarding each individual's Medicaid eligibility and enrollment including any information collected or generated as part of an administrative appeal process conducted under 42 C.F.R. part 431, Subpart E, or through the Exchange appeals process conducted under 45 C.F.R. part 155, Subpart F, and including all documentation required as follows: (1) Facts to support the department's decision on an application in each applicant's case record. (2) Disposition of each individual by a finding of eligibility or ineligibility, unless: (A) There is an entry in the case record that the individual voluntarily withdrew the application, and that the department sent a notice confirming this decision;