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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual

Eligibility Factors Issued March 31, 2026

Page 9 of I-1400 Replacing October 16, 2025 Revised/added text indicated by underscore

Deleted text indicated by “” spouse, whether or not living in the home with the non-citizen.

Compare the value of the resources belonging to the sponsor (or sponsor and spouse) to the SSI resource limit for one (or a couple). Any amount over the resource limit is deemed to the non-citizen.

If the sponsor lives with a spouse and the spouse is also a sponsor of the non-citizen, allow twice the SSI resource limit for one and deem any resources over this amount to the non-citizen.

Add the deemed resources to the other countable resources of the non-citizen.

I-1424 DEEMING OF INCOME When determining eligibility for non-MAGI-related groups, deeming of income is applicable to an: • Eligible individual residing in the same household with an ineligible spouse; • Eligible child residing in the same household with the parents or a parent and the spouse of a parent; Exception: If the natural or adoptive parent is deceased/divorced and the eligible child lives with a stepparent only, the stepparent's income is no longer deemed to the eligible child. • Non-citizen, whether or not living in the same household with the sponsor. Deeming is applicable beginning with the month that USCIS grants permanent resident status to the non-citizen, up to three (3) years.

I-1424.1 Income Not Included in Deeming

Do not deem the following income from an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent: • Income excluded by federal law from consideration in SSI-related cases (Refer to I-1534 Types of Income (SSI- Related)); • Income based on need which is furnished by any local, state or federal agency , and any income which was taken into account in determining eligibility and which affected the amount of such