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recipient in any quarter. 2. Sick pay is considered earned income on the basis that it is provided by an employer to an employee during a temporary period of illness. This income is a continuation of income at less than or at the same rate as regular wages. 3. When a client personally receives an insurance payment for services which have already been paid by Medicaid, he/she must refund to the Division of Medicaid the insurance payment received, or that part needed to cover the expenses already paid by Medicaid. If there is any money left after the refund for services paid by Medicaid, the remaining amount will be considered a lump sum payment. FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION PAYMENTS Foster care board, Title IV-E, and adoption assistance payments are included in the TANF budget. Adoption payments are countable regardless of whether the funds are received from the state of Mississippi or any other state. MAVERICS coding for these payments is FC . JOINT ACCOUNT FUNDS Monies deposited into a joint bank account are considered unearned income for the joint account owner(s), unless all joint owners are a member of the same TANF household. Exception: When one of the joint account owners is the protective payee of the funds deposited into the account, if the funds are used for the needs of the protective person the funds would be excluded as income to the others.

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recipient in any quarter. 2. Sick pay is considered earned income on the basis that it is provided by an employer to an employee during a temporary period of illness. This income is a continuation of income at less than or at the same rate as regular wages. 3. When a client personally receives an insurance payment for services which have already been paid by Medicaid, he/she must refund to the Division of Medicaid the insurance payment received, or that part needed to cover the expenses already paid by Medicaid. If there is any money left after the refund for services paid by Medicaid, the remaining amount will be considered a lump sum payment. FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION PAYMENTS Foster care board, Title IV-E, and adoption assistance payments are included in the TANF budget. Adoption payments are countable regardless of whether the funds are received from the state of Mississippi or any other state. MAVERICS coding for these payments is FC . JOINT ACCOUNT FUNDS Monies deposited into a joint bank account are considered unearned income for the joint account owner(s), unless all joint owners are a member of the same TANF household. Exception: When one of the joint account owners is the protective payee of the funds deposited into the account, if the funds are used for the needs of the protective person the funds would be excluded as income to the others.

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MISSISSIPPI [ INCOME: UNEARNED INCOME ]

Revised 10 - 01 - 14