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Title 8: Medicaid Page 86 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Income Policies for MAGI-Related Coverage… Revised April 11, 2025 Income Verification When UIB is received in retroactive months, the remaining balance as of the first month of application is considered indicative for all months when UIB is received. Use it as of the month UIB began if in the retroactive period. Request actual income for retroactive months where UIB was not received. Review payments to determine issued UIB payments that should be included in the remaining balance. To determine the date of receipt of a UIB payment for the individual, if the Pay Code column displays an issuance code of: • W – Warrant; add 2 workdays to the number of calendar days listed in the ‘P’ • D – Direct Deposit; add 4 workdays to the Issue Date • DC – Debit Card; add 3 workdays to the Issue Date When UIB ends in the month of application, the first month of a new certification period, or in the month of change, use the balance divided by 12 for the first month of the application, new certification period, or the month the change becomes effective (i.e. The first month change can be acted on if reported timely and acted on timely) and $0 UIB for ongoing months.  WISE – SSA/SSI benefits. Completing a look up in WISE provides SSA/SSI information, if available, for an individual and includes the amount of disability or retirement benefits or Supplemental Security Income. The SSA/SSI benefit amount information returned from a WISE look up is considered verified. Refer to the WISE User Guide found on the Field IM SharePoint for more information on completing look ups. UIB or SSA/SSI Use this option when UIB or SSA/SSI has been worker verified using DBRO or completing a WISE look up. Client Self-Attests to Zero Income Use this option whenever zero income is self-attested.