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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200B – Income: MAGI Categories Page |152

Effective Month: July 2025

For all income sources, MEDS adds the following to the EV (TALX, SSAC, MDES) income and the SA (Attested) income, compares the totals and determines if income is “at/above” or “below” the limit as required by RC. • All Client Verified Income • All Payment Source Verified • All Electronic Data Source Verified

• Example: For Tom’s income in the previous example, New MEDS adds his TALX income record #1 to his #2 Verified-Client earned and #3 unearned income and his Attested record #1 income to his #2 Verified-Client earned and #3 unearned income, compares each total to the applicable limit and makes the RC determination

If there is no TALX/SSAC/MDES income paired with Attested, MEDS totals income from all sources and tests against the applicable limit for the eligibility determination. The system will ignore reasonable compatibility if the attested income is paired with Verified-Client, Verified-Payment Source, or Verified Electronic Data Source for the same income record.

200B.04.01B REQUESTING PAPER DOCUMENTATION AT APPLICATION Request verification of income from the applicant under the following conditions: • An electronic data source is not available for income received by the MAGI household member whose income counts, • An electronic data source is available, but income reported is not “current.” o There is no SNAP or FDSH data available and quarterly MDES data is over 6 months old. o TALX indicates a termination date for employment. • There has been a recent change in employers or new employment where wages from the current employer are not yet available electronically. • Unresolved discrepancies exist between self-attested income and electronically verified income that cannot be reasonably explained. • Attempts to contact an applicant to discuss discrepant income information are unsuccessful.