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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 11 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

Deleted text indicated by “” Revised/added text indicated by underscore

DIVIDENDS

Do not count as income in the month of receipt. Count as a resource the month following the month of receipt. This applies to all dividends.

Note: Dividends paid on a life insurance policy that are left in the custody of the insurer to accumulate interest are considered a resource.

Do not count interest paid on dividends as income in the month of receipt, but as a resource the following month.

DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT

Do not count.

Examples of these types of payments are reimbursements to individual volunteers serving:

• As foster grandparents,

• As senior health aides,

• As senior health companions,

• In SCORE, ACE, VISTA, or

• In any other program under Titles I, II, and III of P.L.93-113.

DONATIONS OR GIFTS

Count as unearned income to the individual a donation of cash or real property.

To be a donation, an item must:

• Be given irrevocably,

• Not be compensation or return for services, and

• Be given without legal obligation on the part of the donor.