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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |118 Effective Month: July 2025 NOTE: Deeming of income is not applied in the eligibility determination for either an institutional or community spouse and deemed income is never included in the Medicaid Income computation post-eligibility. Deeming of spousal or parental income is also prohibited for individuals considered to be institutionalized, i.e., HCBS and Katie Beckett applicants and recipients. Deeming is based on the concept that a husband and wife (including “holding out” couples) and/or parents and child who live together have a responsibility for each other and share income and resources. Both SSI and Medicaid regulations require deeming in household situations. 200A.11.04A ALLOCATIONS It would not be equitable to deem the entire amount of an ineligible parent’s or spouse’s income to the eligible individual without some provision to permit the deemor to meet his own needs and those of ineligible children in the household. An allocation is an amount deducted from income subject to deeming which is considered to be set aside for the support of certain individuals other than the eligible individual. Based on this consideration, allocations are applied for the following: • Ineligible parent(s) • Ineligible children in the household Application of these allocations reduces the amount of income available for deeming. 200A.11.04B DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE CHILD FOR DEEMING A child is someone who is neither married nor the head of a household and is: • Under age 18 or • Under age 22 and a student. For deeming purposes, an eligible child is a natural or adopted child under age 18, who is living in the household with one or both parents, and, in addition: • The child is not married, and • The child is eligible for, or applying for, ABD Medicaid. Deeming no longer applies beginning the month following the month the eligible child attains age 18.