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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |27 Effective Month: July 2025 If someone receives UNEARNED income … And… Then its receipt is… No more than once in a calendar quarter from each of several sources It is the same type of income in each instance Infrequent More than once in a calendar quarter from the same source It is a different type of income in each instance Infrequent More than once in a calendar quarter from the same source It is the same type of income in each instance Not Infrequent Any number of times in a calendar quarter The individual could not reasonably have expected or budgeted for it Irregular Any number of times in a calendar quarter The individual could reasonably have expected or budgeted for it (even if the individual did not know the exact amount) Not Irregular If someone receives EARNED income… Then its receipt is… No more than once in a calendar quarter from a single source or from each of several sources, and did not receive the same type of income in the month immediately preceding or following in a different calendar quarter Infrequent No more than once in a calendar quarter from a single source or from each of several sources and received the same type of income in the month immediately preceding or following even if in a different quarter Not Infrequent More than once in a calendar quarter from a single source or from several sources Not Infrequent Any number of times in a calendar quarter and the individual could not have reasonably expected or budgeted for it Irregular Any number of times in a calendar quarter and the individual could reasonably have expected or budgeted for it (even if the exact amount was unknown) Not Irregular Example: Mr. Jones receives $500 rent in October each year for land he rents to a local farmer. The money meets the definition of infrequent in that it is received only once during a calendar quarter from a single source and Mr. Jones did not receive