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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements Policy Manual Number: 110.030 Chapter: ABD Unearned Income
March 18, 2019 Division of TennCare 3 Care and Contribution in Exchange for a Transferred Asset Countable.
If the individual has transferred an asset and part or all of the compensation he received included a provision for lifetime total care and support, the value of the care and support contribution is unearned income.
Cash Inheritance Countable.
The value of inherited cash is counted as income in the month of receipt and if the individual retains it, as a resource in the months thereafter. The month of receipt for an inheritance composed of cash is the month the individual receives that money.
Cash Support Countable.
Count regular contributions made directly to the individual as unearned income unless it can be excluded as irregular or infrequent income.
Child Support Arrearage Countable.
Child support arrearages received, whether received on a regular monthly schedule or as a one-time payment.
One-third (1/3) of the child support arrearage payment, received from an absent parent by a child under age 18 or under age 22 and regularly attending school, is excluded. The remaining 2/3 value is counted as unearned income in the month of receipt.
The child support arrearage is counted in its entirety when the child is an ineligible child in a deeming budget or is applying for Institutional Medicaid.
Child Support Child support payments are countable to the child(ren) the payments are intended to support. If the support order does not indicate the amount per child, assume the amount received is equally distributed among all of the non-custodial parent’s children for whom the payment is made.
When determining eligibility for a disabled child under age 18 or under age 22 and regularly attending school, and the child