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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 4 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

AGENT ORANGE SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS

Do not count any payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established as a result of a settlement in the Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation.

Do not count any interest earned on these payments as income in the month of receipt, but as a resource the following month.

AGRICULTURE AND STABILIZATION/CONSERVATION PAYMENTS

Count as unearned income.

NON-CITIZEN SPONSOR'S INCOME

Count income deemed from the Non-citizen Sponsor as unearned income. Refer to I-1424.2 Sponsor to Non-Citizen Deeming.

Consider the income of the sponsor and of their legal or non-legal spouse living with them.

Sponsor to Non-citizen deeming is applicable for three years, beginning with the month that the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) grants permanent resident status.

Do not apply sponsor-to- Non-citizen deeming in the following situations:

• The applicant/beneficiary becomes ill or disabled after the date of entry into the United States. This situation applies to an applicant/beneficiary in the A category, as well as in D category and B category.

• The Non-citizen is a permanent resident under color of law.

• The sponsor is an organization.

• The Non-citizen's sponsor is his/her spouse and the sponsor/spouse is eligible for SSI. Treat as an eligible couple.