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NOTE: MWD clients who attest to being enrolled in a tribe are exempt from cost share fees. (The client must answer Indian Enrollment questions.) WORK ACTIVITIES: To qualify for MWD, the aged/disabled worker must have performed paid work, or be expected to perform paid work in the benefit month. An individual is considered to be working in any month in which the individual works or is expected to work. An individual is not disqualified simply because they do not receive pay in a month; pay may be received the following month. If employment activities or work were performed in the benefit month, the individual may qualify for MWD. The individual is not considered employed in a month they did not perform work, even if they received pay for a prior month’s work. NOTE: For MWD purposes, employed is defined as engaging in work with the expectation of receiving pay, either as an employee or through self-employment. An individual is only considered employed if both Medicare and social security taxes are withheld from their pay. For self-employed individuals, they must pay both Medicare and social security taxes on their self- employment income. An employed individual must provide proof of legal employment by documenting: · FICA and other employment-related tax withholding from pay, · Worker’s compensation insurance coverage, and · They are paid, per State labor regulations, for work activities performed. Self-employment must be validated as a legitimate legal business through documentation of: · Material participation in the business, · Proof of regular and on-going business transactions, · Business is registered with the Secretary of State, · A current business license, · Filing self-employment tax documents, · Property and/or accounts in the business’s name, and · A profit motivation. Corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and passive business ownership are not self- employment (CMA 503-1 Self-Employment Income). Income paid to corporate shareholders, LLCs, etc. is unearned income. However, individuals who are corporate employees, and whom the corporation pays wages with appropriate withholding, may be considered employed.