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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |14 Effective Month: July 2025 Eligible with Other Eligibles When Medicaid-eligibles are joint account holders, a deposit by one Medicaid-eligible is not income to the other eligible person. Deposits are counted as income to the eligible person actually receiving the benefit or entitled to the payment. Interest payments are allocated equally among the joint holders. Rebuttal Situations If an eligible individual or deemor has successfully rebutted ownership of a portion of the funds in a joint bank account, deposits made by the other account holders will not be counted as income and interest will be charged in proportion to the amount of funds in the account which are owned by the eligible individual or deemor. Refer to the chapter on Resources for policy governing rebuttal of a joint bank account. If an eligible individual or deemor has successfully rebutted ownership of all of the funds held in a joint bank account, no deposits by other account holders or interest credited to the account are counted as income to the eligible individual or deemor. Income from Trusts/Conservatorships Generally, if the client has a right to the income from the principal of a trust or conservatorship, it is income to him as it becomes available. If the client has no right to the income from the trust/conserved funds, then only the payments actually paid from the trust would be income. The income/resource rules that apply to a trust or conservatorship depend on when the trust or conservatorship was established. Refer to the chapter on Resources for a complete discussion of applicable income/resource rules.