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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200B – Income: MAGI Categories Page |153

Effective Month: July 2025

Verification of Earned Income

Current wage verification is defined as verified wages within the date range of: • The calendar month prior to the month of application, • Through the date the wage verification is provided by the applicant. For example, an applicant who is paid weekly files a MAGI application. There are unresolved discrepancies between his SA and EV income that cannot reasonably be explained. He is issued a 15-day request to provide verification of wages received in the prior month. Since he is paid weekly, he is requested to provide 4 consecutive paystubs to verify normal monthly income. It is permissible to accept 4 consecutive paystubs dated within the month of January through the date the verification is provided. The verification does not have to be for a full calendar month; instead, it can be 4-consecutive weeks within the 8-week period prior to the end of his request for information period. If the applicant in the above example had been paid other than weekly, required verification would be: • A minimum of 2 consecutive paystubs if paid semi-monthly or bi-weekly, • A minimum of 1 paystub if paid monthly.

When retroactive Medicaid is requested, income that is determined for current eligibility will be used for the retro period unless there has been a change that must be considered for eligibility in the retroactive period. Two examples will illustrate:

Example #1 – An application is filed in March of the current year. Retroactive Medicaid is needed for December of the prior year. The applicant currently receives unemployment compensation but had wages in December. Wages must be verified for December eligibility. Example #2 – An application is filed in February of the current year for a pregnant woman who receives child support but no other countable income. Retroactive coverage is requested to November of the prior year. The applicant worked full time in November but had to quit working in mid-December. Wages for November are verified and result in ineligibility. Terminated wages for December allow eligibility for December through her post-partum period.