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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 35 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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income to the donor. (Example: rental income received by donor then moved to the minor’s fund would be considered rental income for donor.)

Custodian: Additions to or income generated by the principal after a transfer are not income to the custodian who has no right to use the additions or income for his or her own support or maintenance.

Minor (under age 18)

• These accounts property, including additions or earnings, is not income to the minor;

• The custodian’s accounts disbursements to the minor are income to the minor in month of disbursement and a resource beginning the following month;

• The custodian’s account disbursements on behalf of the minor may be treated as ISM if used to make certain third party vendor payments for the minors support and maintenance.

Minor turns age 18:

• In the month the minor attains age 18, all the accounts property becomes available to the individual and is subject to income counting. The accounts property becomes subject to resource counting the following month.

VENDOR PAYMENTS

Vendor payments are third party payments made directly to a creditor or provider of a service.

Count vendor payments that are in-kind income or in-kind support and maintenance. Refer to In-Kind Income and In-Kind Support and Maintenance.

Do not count other vendor payments including Medicaid vendor payments made on behalf of a beneficiary to a Medicaid provider.

VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION (VA) BENEFITS

Count VA benefits as unearned income.