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2810.35.10 PARENT MENTOR STIPENDS A parent mentor is a guardian or parent of a Medicaid or CHIP eligible child, working in an outreach program funded under Section 2113 of the SSA- to assist families with children who have no health insurance coverage. The parent mentor may receive a nominal salary, a stipend, or other form of compensation. The amount paid as a stipend is excluded from income, however wages or any other form of compensation will be included as income. The State will determine the threshold (SSA 2113(f) (5). 2810.40.00 SEASONAL INCOME Seasonal employees/workers are hired/contracted to work fewer than 12 months of the year. This may be a permanent job with recurring periods of work and non-work, or temporary work for a busy season of a few months. Seasonal income can come from self-employment or working for an employer. Permanent seasonal workers have a position where they can reasonably predict the months, they will work each year (ex: construction workers, farmers, landscapers, etc.), or where they are contracted to work established dates (ex: bus drivers, teachers, etc.). Some of these workers are paid only for the months in which they work, while others have the option to have their pay spread out over the entire 12 months of the year. MAGI Medicaid is required to use the monthly income for the month of application to determine initial eligibility, but for ongoing MAGI and all other Medicaid budgeting, the income of permanent seasonal workers should always be annualized to establish a monthly amount. Temporary seasonal workers are hired on a short-term basis (ex: retailers hire extra workers for the holiday season, ski resorts hire during winter ski season, and amusement parks hire summer help). The employee is not automatically hired back each year and would have to reapply to return. This type of income can be counted as monthly while it is being received and removed from the budget if the employee is released from employment at the end of the season. It is possible for a person to return every year to work in a position which appears to be temporary seasonal work (ex: employee is hired by the same employer every year to assist in tax preparation from January through May). If a pattern of ongoing employment can be seen, this income may be annualized as well. 2810.45.00 BUDGETING MINISTER/CLERGY MEMBER INCOME