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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors
Issued January 7, 2026 Page 7 of I-1550 Replacing November 13, 2025
Revised/added text indicated by underscore Deleted text indicated by “**” Example E:
Susan and John are divorced and living apart. Their children, Harry and Jordan, live with their custodial parent, Susan. John pays child support throughout the year and claims Harry and Jordan on his taxes as dependents.
Although Harry and Jordan are claimed as tax dependents by their father, an exception is met since they live with their mother, Susan, who is the custodial parent.
The MAGI household of Harry or Jordan is determined using non-filer rules. In this case, each child has the same household of Harry, Jordan, and Susan.
The MAGI household of John is determined by tax filer rules. In this case, John claims Harry and Jordan as his tax dependents therefore his MAGI household would include John, Harry and Jordan.
Example F: David and Terri are not married and do not file or expect to file taxes. They live together with their three (3) children: Edmond, age 12; Trent, age 9; Joseph, age 6; and David’s daughter Wendy, age 17, from a previous union.
The MAGI household for David is David and his four (4) children Wendy, Edmond, Trent, and Joseph.
The MAGI household for Terri is Terri and her three (3) children, Edmond, Trent, and Joseph.
The MAGI household for Wendy is Wendy, her father David, and her half siblings, Edmond, Trent, and Joseph.
The MAGI household for Edmond, Trent, and Joseph is Edmond, Trent, Joseph, their half sibling Wendy, and both of their natural parents, David and Terri.
Note: If David and Terri were married, this would bring the whole family together such that the MAGI household would then be David, Terri, Wendy, Edmond, Trent, and Joseph.