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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A/200B – Income: Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) and MAGI Categories P a g e | 1

Effective Month: July 2025

Table of Contents 200A.01 ABD INCOME INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 9 200A.01.01 SSI INCOME RULES ............................................................................................ 9 200A.01.02 LIBERALIZED INCOME RULES ........................................................................... 9 200A.02 WHAT IS INCOME .................................................................................................. 11 200A.02.01 RELATIONSHIP OF INCOME TO RESOURCES ................................................. 11 200A.02.02 TYPES OF INCOME ..................................................................................... 12 200A.02.03 FORMS OF INCOME .................................................................................... 12 200A.02.04 EFFECT OF GARNISHMENT OR SEIZURE ................................................... 13 200A.02.05 WHEN INCOME IS COUNTED ......................................................................... 13 200A.02.06 INCOME DETERMINATIONS INVOLVING AGENTS ......................................... 14 200A.02.07 INCOME DERIVED FROM JOINT BANK ACCOUNTS ....................................... 14 200A.03 WHAT IS NOT INCOME .......................................................................................... 16 200A.03.01 MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES, RELATED CASH AND IN-KIND ITEMS ... 16 200A.03.02 PERSONAL SERVICES ..................................................................................... 18 200A.03.03 CONVERSION OR SALE OF A RESOURCE ..................................................... 18 200A.03.04 REBATES AND REFUNDS ................................................................................ 18 200A.03.05 INCOME TAX REFUNDS ................................................................................... 18 200A.03.06 CREDIT LIFE OR CREDIT DISABILITY INSURANCE PAYMENTS .................... 19 200A.03.07 OTHER INSURANCE PAYMENTS ..................................................................... 19 200A.03.08 BILLS PAID BY A THIRD PARTY ....................................................................... 20 200A.03.09 REPLACEMENT OF INCOME ALREADY RECEIVED ........................................ 20 200A.03.10 RETURN OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS ........................................................... 20 200A.03.11 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE ..................................................................... 21 200A.03.12 RECEIPT OF CERTAIN NON-CASH ITEMS ...................................................... 21 200A.03.13 WAGE- RELATED PAYMENTS .......................................................................... 21