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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 200A – Income: ABD Categories Page |35 Effective Month: July 2025 Overpayment means “overpayment as defined by the entity paying the benefit” and may include overpayments made to someone other than the person whose benefits are withheld. Example: Joe Jones started receiving RSDI benefits and SSI in January 2010. His SSI terminated in December 2010. In January 2011, he received a notice explaining that he was overpaid $150 in RSDI benefits from April 2010 through August 2010 and $30 will be withheld from his RSDI benefit from March 2011 through July 2011 to recover the overpayment. Since the overpaid amount was used to determine his SSI payment from April 2010 through August 2010, the $30 a month overpayment recovery is not included in the determination of his countable unearned income for March through July 2011. Do not apply this exception if the individual was determined ineligible for SSI based on countable income that included the overpayment and no SSI payment was received for the months the overpayment occurred. 200A.06.05 GARNISHMENT OR OTHER WITHHOLDING Unearned income includes amounts withheld because of a garnishment or to make certain other payments (such as Medicare premiums). Unearned income includes amounts withheld whether the withholding is: • Purely voluntary; • To repay a debt; or • To meet a legal obligation. NOTE: This policy does not apply to amounts withheld to pay the expenses of obtaining the income since such amounts are not income.