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1. ACA expansion adults – Adults between the ages of nineteen (19) and sixty-four (64) with income up to one hundred thirty-eight percent (138%) of the FPL, including the five percent (5%) disregard, using the MAGI method as set forth in Part 30-00-5 of this Title. The LTSS applicant is treated as a family of one (1) for LTSS eligibility purposes, irrespective of whether the applicant resides with a non-LTSS spouse and receives services at home, in a health institution or a community-based service setting. 2. Elders and adults with disabilities (EAD), including: a. SSI-eligible Medicaid beneficiaries; b. Adults between the ages of nineteen (19) and sixty-four (64). Medicare eligible or enrolled with countable income up to three hundred percent (300%) of the SSI rate using the method set forth in Part 40-00-3 of this Title; and c. Elders sixty-five (65) and older. Countable income up to three hundred percent (300%) of the SSI rate based on the SSI method in Part 40-00-3 of this Title. 3. LTSS medically needy adults – Adults with countable income above three hundred percent (300%) of the SSI rate may be eligible as medically needy if they meet the requirements set forth in Part 2 of this Subchapter. Except as provided herein, countable income is determined based on the SSI method in Part 40-00-3 of this Title. 4. Medicaid for working people with disabilities – Working adults with disabilities who buy into the Medicaid program through the Sherlock Plan or Ticket to Work Program set forth in Part 40-15-1 of this Title. D. The provisions in § 6.11 of this Part govern the treatment of income from trusts for applicants and beneficiaries of Medicaid LTSS. E. Financial eligibility for Medicaid LTSS is determined at the time of initial application and renewal. Applicants and beneficiaries are required to report changes to EOHHS about income and resources that may affect eligibility within ten (10) days of the date the change occurs. Failure to make a timely report is treated as non-cooperation and may result in the termination of Medicaid LTSS eligibility unless good cause for non-reporting exists. F. Distributions from long-term care insurance policies that are used to pay for long- term services and supports are not treated as income for the purposes of determining Medicaid LTSS eligibility. For these distributions to be exempt, the policy must be issued by an appropriately licensed and certified entity or under the auspices of a Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership (QLTCIP) program in this State or another State.