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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual

Eligibility Factors Issued March 31, 2026

Page 7 of I-1400 Replacing October 16, 2025 Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “” • Domestic partners who are not holding out.

Do not deem resources to ineligible children.

Do not deem income to or from a spouse when one or both live in LTC facilities or receive HCBS. Refer to I-1660 Spousal Impoverishment Resource Provisions (LTC/HCBS).

Do not deem income or resources when both members of a couple are categorically eligible and are applying for assistance. In these cases: • Combine their income; • Do not include an allowance for ineligible children; • Apply the appropriate income exclusions to the combined income; Note: Allow only a single: • Standard deduction; • $65 deduction; and • One-half disregard to the combined incomes. • Use the appropriate income limit for two (2) persons for each case; • If MNP, combine their medical bills; and • Combine their resources and compare to the appropriate resource limit for two (2) persons. I-1423 DEEMING OF RESOURCES Deeming of resources is applicable from the: • Ineligible spouse to the applicant; • Ineligible parents (or parent's spouse) to the child; • Sponsor (or sponsor's spouse) to the non-citizen. Deeming is applicable beginning with the month that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants permanent resident status to the non-citizen, up to three (3) years.

Combine the resources of an applicant and the spouse living in the