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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Determinations

Reissued July 10, 2025 Issued October 17, 2022

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Deleted text indicated by “**” If the remainder is greater than the allowable income limit, the applicant/beneficiary is income ineligible for MPP.

If the remainder is equal to or less than the allowable income limit, the applicant/beneficiary is income eligible for MPP.

Continue with the eligibility determination process.

Ineligible Spouse Deeming

If there is an ineligible spouse with income, complete budget steps 1 through 9 above using only the applicant/beneficiary income. If the income is greater than the MPP limit for one (1) person, the applicant/beneficiary is income ineligible and there is no deeming. Consider for MNP.

If the applicant/beneficiary’s income is less than or equal to the MPP limit for one (1) person, apply deeming policy in I-1420 Need - Deeming. Go to Step 1 of the couple budget.

Couple

If both members of a couple are categorically eligible, complete the following steps:

Step 1. Determine the total unearned income by combining the couple’s unearned income.

Step 2. Subtract the $20 SSI general income disregard.

Step 3. The remainder is the couple’s countable unearned income.

Step 4. Determine the total gross earned income by combining the couple’s gross earned income.

Step 5. Subtract any remainder of the $20 SSI disregard from gross earnings.

Step 6. Subtract one earned income deduction from remaining gross earnings of the income unit. The earned income deduction is $65 and one-half of the remainder of the earnings.