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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |15 Effective Month: July 2025 200A.03 WHAT IS NOT INCOME Some items received by an individual are not income because they do not meet the definition of income. Other items are income by definition but are excluded from an individual’s income by federal statute. Only those items specifically listed in the law and regulations can be excluded from income. The items in this section are not considered income for Medicaid purposes. 200A.03.01 MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES, RELATED CASH AND IN-KIND ITEMS Medical and social services are not income for Medicaid purposes. Under the circumstances specified in this section, cash and in-kind items received in conjunction with medical and social services are also not income. Medical Services Medical services are those services which are directed toward diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic or palliative treatment of a medical condition and which are performed, directed or supervised by a state licensed health professional. The term “medical services” includes any room and board (i.e., food or shelter) provided during a medical confinement, as well as in-kind medical items such as prescription drugs, eyeglasses, prosthetics and their maintenance, electric wheelchairs, modified scooters and specially trained animals, such as seeing eye dogs, and their maintenance. Transportation to and from medical treatment is also considered a medical service. Social Services A social service is any service (other than medical) which is intended to assist a handicapped or socially disadvantaged individual to function in society on a level comparable to that of an individual who does not have such a handicap or disadvantage. Some frequently encountered social services programs are programs funded under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act, Child Welfare Services; Title V of the Social Security Act, Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children’s Services and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Education is not generally considered to be a social service, nor is vocational training that is not part of a vocational rehabilitation program. Government income maintenance