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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Reissued August 11, 2025

Page 7 of I-1530 Replacing February 17, 2025

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

COMMUNITY SPOUSE'S ALLOCATED INCOME

Count as unearned income to the community spouse any income allocated from an institutionalized spouse, in addition to their own earned and unearned income.

CONTRACTUAL INCOME

Count as earned income in the month of receipt money received under an implied, oral, or written contract for services or goods.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Count as unearned income.

A contribution may be:

• In cash, or

• In-kind for the purpose of meeting basic needs.

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

Do not count the following gifts, made on or after October 28, 1996, from tax-exempt organizations, such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to children under age 18 who have a life-threatening condition.

• Any in-kind gift, not converted to cash; and

• A cash gift to the extent that the total cash excluded under this provision does not exceed $2,000 in any calendar year. Cash in excess of $2,000 received in a calendar year is subject to regular income counting rules.

If an in-kind gift is converted to cash, the cash is counted as income in the month converted.

Count interest paid on unspent portion as unearned income in the month of receipt and as a resource the following month.