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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual

Eligibility Factors Issued March 31, 2026

Page 8 of I-1400 Replacing October 16, 2025 Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “” home. Compare the countable value to the appropriate resource limit for two (2) persons.

I-1423.1 Resources Excluded from Deeming

Resources which would be excluded for an applicant are excluded from deeming if they are owned by: • A parent, or the spouse of a parent, when deeming from parent to child; or • The non-citizen sponsor who is also the spouse or parent of the non-citizen. A pension fund is not counted as a resource in the deeming process if it is owned by: • An ineligible spouse; • An ineligible parent; or • The spouse of an ineligible parent.

Note: Amounts distributed from a pension fund are considered income. Refer to I-1424 Deeming of Income.

I-1423.2 Parent-to-Child Resource Deeming Procedure

Total the non-excluded resources of the ineligible parents.

Deduct the resource limit for: • One (1), if one parent is in the home; or • Two (2), if both parents are in the home.

The remaining resources are deemed to the potentially eligible child. If more than one child is applying, divide the deemed resources equally among the potentially eligible children.

Add the deemed resources to the child's countable resources.

I-1423.3 Sponsor-to-Non-citizen Resource Deeming Procedure

Consider the non-excluded resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's