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Title 8: Medicaid Page 87 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Income Policies for MAGI-Related Coverage… Revised April 11, 2025 Income Verification Other Income – Options 1-4 Other Income – Option 1 Use this option only if acceptable income verification is submitted with the application, review, or change report.  “Acceptable” means it is consistent with other information provided by the client and indicative of future income.  Use the prudent person concept to determine if the verification is acceptable. Other Income – Option 2 Use this option only if income verification is not submitted with the application, review, or change report or is not acceptable and a Generic Release is on file. NOTE: The Generic Release is not required when completing an Electronic Data Look Up in WISE. If the Generic Release is not on file, see Other Income - Option 3. Other Income – Option 3 Use this option only if income verification is not submitted with the application, review, or change report, or submitted information is not acceptable, or a Generic Release is not on file, or Electronic Data Look Up was not successful, or 3rd party did not verify. Other Income – Option 4 If none of the three previous Other Income options result in verification of income or apply to your situation, as a last resort, request income verification from the individual as follows:  Create and send a request for information using WISE Forms. Prior to creating the request for information, determine if expenses need to be included in the request.  Upload the request for information to catalog.  Narrate and track in WISE.