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b. nature of job (e.g., seasonal, on-call, etc.); c. pay rate; d. pay frequency; e. number of hours worked per week/pay period, etc. (if income is from employment); and f. if work hours fluctuate NOTE: To ensure eligibility is correct going forward, eligibility staff may need to ask additional questions, such as if a change is expected to continue, if a payment is one- time or ongoing, etc. 2. Eligibility must be reevaluated upon receipt of more complete information or change report up to the point of the final eligibility determination. Always follow change reporting and notice requirements when redetermining ongoing eligibility. See CMA 1501-1. Information the client provides must be verified as required per policy listed in CMA 103- 4. PROSPECTING INCOME: Monthly income is prospected using one or more of the following methods. The method used will depend on household circumstances and income source. 1. Actual; 2. Anticipating; and NOTE: It may be necessary to use a combination of actual and anticipated income, even for the same month. For example, if at application, the client provides one paystub for the application month and expects to receive a second check that month, actual is used for the first pay period and the second is anticipated. 3. Factoring ACTUAL INCOME: Actual income can only be used when: 1. Computing an overpayment; 2. Determining past or retroactive Medicaid eligibility; or 3. When some or all pay in the current benefit month has already been received. ACA: The client’s most recent tax return may be used if it reflects current income and household composition. ANTICIPATING: Anticipate income when it isn’t appropriate to use actual income. Anticipating may be used with the following: 1. Averaging-when a reliable income history exists;