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403 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility Program (see OAR 411-030-0100) providers, Personal Support Workers (see OAR 411-375-0000), and Personal Care Attendants (see OAR 410-172-0810) are not self-employed. • Child care providers paid through the ERDC program (see OAR 414-175-0080), adult foster home providers (see OAR 411-050-0602) paid by the Department, realty agents, and individuals who sell plasma, redeem beverage containers, forage items for sale (mushrooms for example), or engage in similar enterprises are considered to be self-employed. (C) Self-employment income is counted prospectively to determine eligibility as follows: • Self-employment income is annualized when it is: • Received during less than a 12-month period but is intended as a full year’s income. • From a business that has operated for a full year and the previous year is representative of what the income and costs will be during the budget month. (D) When determining the amount of countable self-employment income, use gross receipts and sales, including mileage reimbursements, before costs. (E) If no member of the financial group has been self-employed for a sufficiently long period to ascertain the costs of self-employment, the costs may be estimated. (F) In the ERDC program, no costs are deducted or excluded from self-employment gross sales and receipts to determine countable income from self-employment. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0910 — Self-Employment; General; Not OSIP, OSIPM, or QMB 410-200-0015 (54) and (55) — General Definitions 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements Self-employment; general; OSIPM and MSP The following is cited from Oregon Administrative Rule 461-145-0915 — Self-Employment; General; OSIP, OSIPM, QMB: 1. For purposes of this rule: (a) “Business entity” includes a sole proprietorship, a partnership, and an unincorporated limited liability company. (b) “Principal” means an individual with significant authority in a “business entity” (see subsection (a) of this section), including a sole proprietor, a general partner in a partnership, or a member or manager of an unincorporated limited liability company. 2. Notwithstanding any other sections of this rule: (a) Homecare workers paid by the Department are not self-employed. (b) Child care providers paid through the ERDC program, adult foster home providers paid by the Department, realty agents, and individuals who sell plasma, redeem beverage containers, pick mushrooms for sale, or