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INCOME TYPE DESCRIPTION

Division of Welfare and Supportive Services E-30027 Medical Assistance Manual TYPES OF EARNED AND UNEARNED INCOME 16 Nov 01 MTL 05/16

OLDER AMERICANS ACT (Cont'd)

Exception: Anything other than a wage or salary is excluded in financial eligibility and patient liability and non-taxable.

Verification: (not all inclusive)

- Copy of check - Documents from the source of payment

PANHANDLING

1. Unearned

2. Excluded in Financial

3. Counted in Patient Liability

4. Taxable

Income received from panhandling.

Depending on the circumstance and/or amount of income received, the individual may not be required to claim the income on their taxes. If the individual reports this type of income on their application, then the income is counted in the MAGI budgeting.

Verifications: (not all inclusive) - Documents from the source of payment

P.A.S.S.

1. Unearned

2. Excluded in Financial

3. Counted in Patient Liability

4. Taxable Income necessary to fulfill a Plan for Achieving Self-Support for BLIND and DISABLED indivi- duals. The plan must be an individual plan in writing and approved by Social Security.

Verification: (not all inclusive)

- Award letter from Social Security

PENSIONS

1. Unearned

2. Counted in Financial

3. Counted in Patient Liability

4. Taxable Benefits paid to a pensioner following retirement from employment. Any portion of a pension paid directly to the spouse per a divorce settlement is not countable toward the client for financial eligibility or patient liability. (Divorce settlement must have occurred prior to Medicaid application.)

Verification: (not all inclusive)

- Copy of check or award letter - Form 2339