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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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i. Spouse to Spouse Resource Deeming Budget A married individual applies for TennCare Medicaid. She is being reviewed for eligibility in an SSI-Related COE. She and her spouse live together. Her spouse has countable liquid resources of $600. He has countable non-liquid resources of $8,000. The only vehicle is excluded. His total combined resources of $8,600 will be deemed to her. This amount will be added to her countable resources and compared against the limit for an EDG size of 2. Countable Resources Liquid Resources $ 600.00 Non-Liquid Resources (Excludes Individual Retirement Accounts, Keogh Accounts, or Pension Funds owned by Parent(s).) + $ 8,000.00 Burial Reserve Exclusion − $ 0.00 Vehicle Resources + $ 0.00 Total Countable Resource Amount = $ 8,600.00 Resource Limit = N/A Subtotal Deemed Amount = $ 8,600.00 Number of Eligible Child(ren) ÷ N/A Total Deemed Amount = $ 8,600.00 The above budget is current as of January 2020. 6. Temporary Absence During a temporary absence, deeming continues to apply to an individual. When deeming income, a temporary absence exists if an individual leaves the household, but intends to return home, and does, the same month the individual left or the month after the individual left the home. When an individual returns the same month or the month after the individual left the household, it can be assumed that the individual intended to return to the household. a. Child at School If a child is away at school in an educational or vocational training program but returns to the household on some weekends or holidays, and the child is under parental control, the child is considered temporarily absent, and parent to child deeming may occur. Parents that have the authority to make decisions on a child’s behalf have parental control. If a child is away at school, but the parents do not have parental control, the absence is not temporary. b. Absent Military Spouse or Parent Any spouse or parent that is absent from the household solely for a military duty assignment, while an on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, will still be considered to be living in the