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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 12 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

A donation may be:

• In cash, or

• In-kind for the purpose of meeting basic needs.

A donation or gift received as the result of a death is considered a death benefit. Refer to Death Benefits.

EARNED INCOME CREDITS (EIC)

Do not count EIC tax payments received either as advances or as refunds.

Count interest paid on unspent portion as unearned income in the month of receipt and as a resource the following month.

ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT

Refer to Disaster Assistance.

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE (GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GIFTS)

Effective June 1, 2004, any portion of a grant, scholarship, fellowship, or gift used for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses at any educational institution, including vocational or technical, is excluded from income. Any portion of such assistance not used to pay for education but will be used for an educational expense at a future date is excluded from income in the month of receipt. This exclusion does not apply to any portion set aside or actually used for food, clothing, or shelter. See Z-100 Maximum SSI Student Child Earned Income Exclusion Amounts.

Educational expenses include laboratory fees, student activity fees, transportation, stationery supplies, books, technology fees, and impairment-related expenses necessary to attend school or perform schoolwork.

Any portion of assistance not used or not set aside for paying tuition, fees, or other necessary educational expenses is income in the month received and a resource the month after the month of receipt. See