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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 31 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

– utilities and telephone, and

– wages.

Exclude from income the following work expenses of the blind:

• FICA,

• Federal income taxes,

• State income taxes,

• Transportation,

• Lunches, and

• Seeing-eye dog.

Note: Persons meeting LTC medical certification requirements generally will not be able to engage in any self-employment activity. In some cases, however, employment is recommended as a therapeutic or rehabilitative measure.

SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP)

A wage or salary paid under Chapter 35 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, Programs for Older Americans, is earned income.

Anything provided under Chapter 35 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, Program for Older Americans, other than a wage or salary is excluded from income.

SHELTERED WORKSHOP EARNINGS

Refer to Wages, Salaries, and Commissions.

SICK PAY

Sick pay is a payment made to or on behalf of an employee by an employer or a private third party for sickness or accident disability.

Sick pay is counted as either earned or unearned income, depending