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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 24 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

is converted from one form to another. Refer to I-1630 Need – SSI- Related Resources, Mortgages and Promissory Notes.

See also Reverse Mortgages and Reverse Annuity Mortgages.

PENSIONS AND ANNUITIES

Count the total pension or annuity as unearned income in the month of receipt.

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

Do not count payments made to persons through the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act enacted October 15, 1990, or the Radiation Exposure Compensation Amendments of 2000, which was enacted on July 10, 2000.

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Count as unearned income the gross benefits amount of entitlement.

Retirement benefits are payable only to the railroad employee and the spouse of the employee, not to children. Benefits may be increased because of dependent children. The increase is income to the employee, not the child.

RECOUPMENTS

Count as unearned income any portion of a benefit that is being recouped to repay prior overpayments (e.g., RSDI, Railroad Retirement.)

REIMBURSEMENTS

Do not count.

Exception: For determining patient liability in LTC cases, count as unearned income reimbursements for previously budgeted deductions (e.g.,