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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors
Reissued August 11, 2025
Page 32 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025
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on when the pay is received and whether or not it is attributable to the employee's own contribution as follows.
Note: Sick pay paid to an LTC beneficiary can only be considered as wages if the employment is part of the approved plan of care. Refer to I-1536.
Attributable to
Employee's Own When Received Contribution? Type of Income
More than 6 months
N/A
Unearned Income after stopping work
Within 6 months after No
Wages stopping work
Yes
Unearned Income
To determine the 6-month period after stopping work:
• Begin with the first day of non-work.
• Include the remainder of the calendar month in which work stops.
• Include the next 6 full calendar months.
SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS (RSDI)
Count as unearned income the gross amount of the entitlement, regardless of recoupments for a prior overpayment or deductions for Medicare Parts A or B.
Count the net amount of the benefit received plus the Medicare Part B and Part D premiums withheld when the monthly benefit payment has been reduced due to a Workers’ Compensation offset.
SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT ALLOCATED INCOME
Count as unearned income to a community spouse/dependent, money allocated by an LTC/HCBS beneficiary as defined in I-1537, Spousal Impoverishment Income Provisions.