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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |121 Effective Month: July 2025 200A.11.04E INCOME EXCLUDED FROM DEEMING Any item which is not income to an eligible individual is also not income to an ineligible spouse or parent. In addition, the following types of income are excluded from deeming: • Exclude income used by an ineligible spouse or ineligible parent (or child) to make support court-ordered payments. NOTE: If an ineligible child receives child support payments, do not disregard one-third of the payment as is done for an eligible child. • Exclude a stepparent’s income from deeming. Work the case as a one-parent household, deeming the legal parent’s income to the eligible child. • Exclude In-Home Supportive Services Payments provided under Title XX or other federal, state or local governmental programs to an eligible individual and paid by the eligible individual to his ineligible spouse, parent or child living in the same household in return for in-home supportive services (chore, attendant, homemaker, etc.). Payments made directly to the ineligible spouse, parent or child to provide services to the eligible are also excluded for deeming purposes and these payments may be in the form of wages if the provider/deemor is an employee of the agency. Retroactive IHSS payments are not a resource for one calendar month following month of receipt. Any unspent portion becomes a resource if retained into the second calendar month following receipt. Public Income Maintenance Payments (PIM) Received by a Deemor PIM payments are payments based on need made under: • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • The Refugee Act of 1980 • The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 • General Assistance programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs • State or local government assistance programs based on need • VA benefits based on need In the deeming computation, the PIM payment and any income counted in determining the PIM payment are excluded when received by an ineligible spouse or parent. Assume