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INCOME LIF BUDGETING METHODOLOGY
EARNED INCOME DISREGARD
GISs
08 MA/022
07 MA/012
06 MA/007
05 MA/021
00 MA/008
Interpretation: The earned income disregard is computed as follows:
(a)Subtract the $90 work expense disregard from the gross…#
(a) Subtract the $90 work expense disregard from the gross earned income;
(b)Multiply the remainder by the appropriate percentage;…#
(b) Multiply the remainder by the appropriate percentage; and
(c)Subtract that amount from the net income.#
(c) Subtract that amount from the net income.
When to Verify: (a) When the A/R or the case record indicates that the A/R is employed and has received Medicaid under LIF budgeting in one of the four previous months;
(b) When the A/R’s earned income is equal to or less than the Medicaid Standard, (and MBL Living Arrangement Chart, as appropriate).
(MRG)