16-001.01 MAGI Income
The sum of MAGI-based income for each member of the applicant’s/client’s household, with the following exceptions (for examples, see Appendix 477-000-006 and 477-000-011): 1. Income of an individual who is included in the household of his/her natural, adopted, or step parent and is not expected to file a tax return for the taxable year in which eligibility for Medicaid is being determined is not included in household income whether or not the individual files a tax return. 2. Income of a tax dependent, other than a spouse or biological, adopted, or step-child, who expects to be claimed as a tax dependent by another taxpayer included in the household and is not expected to file a tax return is not included. 3. Cash support provided by a tax filer to a claimed tax dependent, other than a spouse or biological/adopted/step-child, is not included.