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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 6 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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excluded resources.

Note: Do not count the interest earned on this cash during the period it is excluded as a resource. Refer to I-1630, Need – SSI-Related Resources.

CENSUS BUREAU EARNINGS

Do not count earnings from the temporary employment of individuals by the Census Bureau in conducting Census activities.

CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM PAYMENTS

Count as earned income from self-employment payments received for providing meals to children in day care.

The costs of purchasing, preparing, and serving the meals are considered deductible business expenses.

CHILD SUPPORT

Count as unearned income to the child any court-ordered or voluntary child support.

Exclude one third of court-ordered child support payments in a child’s SSI-related MNP case.

Note: When deeming income, the one-third child support disregard is not applicable when calculating income of an ineligible child.

In LTC, do not exclude the one-third child support disregard in eligibility determination or PLI determination.

COMMISSIONS

Refer to Wages, Salaries and Commissions.