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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Determinations

Reissued March 24, 2025 Replacing October 17, 2022

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Note: In the deeming process, subtract COLAs from the RSDI of the ineligible spouse for the same years used for the applicant/beneficiary.

Parent(s) to Child Deeming

If the applicant/beneficiary is a minor child, apply deeming policy, I-1424.2 Income Deeming Procedures. Any income deemed from the parent(s) is considered unearned income of the applicant/beneficiary.

Couple

If both members of a couple are potentially eligible, complete Steps 1 through 4 separately for each individual and go to Step 5.

Step 1. Determine current RSDI.

Step 2. Subtract the amount of the RSDI COLA which caused SSI/MSS ineligibility.

Step 3. Subtract all RSDI COLAs received subsequent to the loss of SSI.

Step 4. The remainder is the countable RSDI.

Step 5. Add any other countable unearned income.

Step 6. Subtract one $20 SSI disregard from unearned income.

Step 7. Determine total gross earned income.

Step 8. Subtract any balance of the $20 SSI disregard from gross earnings.

Step 9. Subtract one earned income deduction of $65 and one-half of the remainder from the remaining gross earnings of the income unit.

Step 10. Combine the amounts from Steps 6 and 9.

Step 11. Compare total countable income to the current FBR for a couple. If the income is ** greater than the current FBR for a