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Chapter: ABD DEEMING OF INCOME AND RESOURCES Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual; Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements; Policy Manual Number: 110.040 Legal Authority: 20 CFR 416.120; 20 CFR 416.1101; 20 CFR 416.1102; 20 CFR 416.1142; 20 CFR 416.1160; 20 CFR 416.1161; 20 CFR 416.1163; 20 CFR 416.1165; 20 CFR 416.1166; 20 CFR 416.1167; 20 CFR 416.1202; 20 CFR 416.1205; 20 CFR 416.1802; 20 CFR 416.1806; 20 CFR 416.1856; 20 CFR 416.1870; 20 CFR 416.1872; 20 CFR 416.1881; TennCare 1115 Demonstration Waiver, Amendment 27; Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-13-20-.06(3) 1. Policy Statement Countable income and resources belonging to individuals other than the TennCare Medicaid applicant/enrollee may be deemed available when determining eligibility. The deeming provisions recognize the family responsibility of parents and spouses for meeting an applicant’s basic needs of food and shelter. The deeming concept applies only to the Financially Responsible Relatives (FRRs) of applicants and enrollees in the following Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) Categories of Eligibility (COEs): a. Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs): QMB, SLMB, QI and QDWI; b. SSI-Related COEs: Pickle Passalong, Disabled Adult Children, and Widow/Widower; and c. Institutional Medicaid. 2. Definitions a. Child: Child as related to this policy includes individuals: i. Not married; and ii. Not the head of a household; and iii. Under 18 years of age or under 22 years of age if a student regularly attending school. b. Deeming: The term deeming identifies the process of considering another person’s income and resources to be available for meeting a TennCare applicant/enrollee’s basic needs of food and shelter. c. Eligible Child: A child who is eligible or potentially eligible for the COE for which he is being considered. d. Eligible Spouse: A spouse who is living with the applicant and is eligible or potentially eligible for the SSI-related COE for which the applicant is being considered. e. Federal Benefit Rate (FBR): The FBR is the maximum monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount for a couple or an individual.