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Aged, Blind and Disabled Manual Section: Financial Eligibility Requirements Policy Manual Number: 110.040 Chapter: ABD Deeming of Income and Resources

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iv. Ineligible Parent Deeming Budget An application is submitted for ABD TennCare Medicaid for a 12-year-old child. He lives in the home with his two siblings and his mother, whose income may be deemed to him. His siblings have no income and are not applying. They each have a child allocation of $392 for a total of $784. His mother has no unearned income, but she does receive $2,500 in monthly earned income. Once all deductions and allocations are removed, a total deemed amount of $32.50 will be included in the applicant’s countable income. Income Deeming for Ineligible Parent Total Unearned Income $ 0.00 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Disregard - $ 0.00 Irregular Unearned Income Disregard - $ 0.00 Child Support Mandatory Expenses - $ 0.00 Total Ineligible Child Allocation - $ 0.00 General Deduction ($20) - $ 0.00 Net Countable Unearned Income = $ 0.00 Self-Employment Income $ 0.00 Earned Income + $ 2,500.00 Total Earned Income = $ 2,500.00 Irregular Earned Income Disregard - $ 0.00 Remaining General Deduction - $ 20.00 Student Earned Income Exclusion - $ 0.00 Child Support Mandatory Expenses (if not subtracted from Unearned Income) - $ 0.00 Remaining Ineligible Child Allocation - $ 784.00 Earned Income Deduction - $ 65.00 ½ Deduction - $ 815.50 Net Countable Earned Income = $ 815.50 Net Countable Unearned Income + $ 0.00 Total Net Income of Ineligible Parent = $ 815.50 Federal Benefit Rate - $ 783.00 Number of Eligible Children ÷ 1 Ineligible Parent’s Deemed Income = $ 32.50 The above budget is current as of January 2020.