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3350.10.00 AGE REQUIREMENT The minimum age requirement is 19 years10. 3350.15.00 PERMISSIBLE BPHC CATEGORIES The permissible Medicaid categories for BPHC services include MAGF, MA F, MA15, MASI, MA A, MA B, MA D, MADW and frail only members on HIP (which would include MASB, MASP and MAPC). Special eligibility rules apply in the Aged, Blind, and Disabled categories for waiver individuals and are explained in the following sections. A person determined to be eligible under another Medicaid category may receive BPHC services in that category. The special budgeting rules apply ONLY under the MA A, MA B, and MA D categories when a person eligible to receive BPHC services is ineligible for all categories including normal budgeting rules for MA A, MA B, and MA D. 3350.20.00 RESOURCES There is no resource test under special budgeting procedures for BPHC11. See IHCPPM 3350.05.00 for more information. 3350.25.00 INCOME AND BUDGETING The income standard used for an individual eligible for BPHC is 300% FPL.12 The special income standard used for BPHC is only applicable under the MA A, MA B, and MA D categories. Individual income is determined in the following manner: • The nonexempt unearned income of the applicant/recipient is determined first: The general income disregard of $20 is subtracted • Allocations to dependent children of the applicant/recipient or to an essential person are then subtracted. (Refer to IHCPPM 3455.05.10 and 3455.05.15) The resulting amount is the countable unearned income of the applicant/recipient. If deductions are greater than the total unearned income, the remaining amount is deducted from any income earned: • The total income earned (including self-employment) of the applicant/recipient is determined. Any remaining general income disregard is then subtracted