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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 33 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

STUDENT EARNINGS

Count as earned income for a child who is subject to the SSI Child Earned Income Exclusion:

• A student regularly attending school,

• Blind or disabled, and

• Under age 22,

Refer to Z-100 Maximum SSI Student Child Earned Income Exclusion Amounts for maximum exclusion amounts.

Apply exclusion consecutively to months in which there is earned income until yearly exclusion is exhausted.

Do not count earnings received prior to the month of eligibility toward the yearly limit.

This is in addition to the SSI Standard Deduction and Earned Income Exemption.

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI)

Do not count.

Patient Liability Determination

Refer to I-1538 Patient Liability (PLI)

TRUST INCOME AND TUTORSHIP FUNDS

Inaccessible Trusts

Count as unearned income trust distributions, which are or could be made to the applicant/beneficiary or on their behalf by the trustee.

Do not count as income interest or dividend payments.

Count food, clothing, or shelter received as a result of disbursements from the trust as in-kind support and maintenance and valued under