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Louisiana Medicaid Eligibility Manual Eligibility Factors

Issued January 7, 2026 Page 9 of I-1550 Replacing November 13, 2025

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

 INTEREST Count as unearned income (this includes tax-exempt interest). Average interest income for the period it is intended to cover. Sources could include financial accounts, US treasury bills, bonds, state or municipal bonds or mutual funds.

 IRREGULAR AND UNPREDICTABLE INCOME Count as earned income in the month of receipt.

 JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1982 (JTPA) Income received from employment through the JTPA program is counted as earned income. Note:

Income received for training through the JTPA program is counted as unearned income.

 LUMP SUM PAYMENTS Count as unearned income a non-recurring cash payment only in the calendar month of receipt. Do not count if payment is not taxable. Note: This includes insurance settlements, back pay, state tax refunds, inheritance, IRA or other retirement distributions, and retroactive benefit payments.

Count as unearned income qualified lottery winnings or qualified lump sum income received on or after January 1, 2018. Qualified lottery winnings are defined as winnings from a sweepstakes, lottery, or pool operated by a multistate or multijurisdictional lottery association, including amounts awarded as a lump sum payment. Qualified lump sum income is defined as income that is received as a lump sum from monetary winnings from gambling. Based on the amount of the income received, it is counted according to the following criteria: o If less than $80,000, count in the month in which it is received.