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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM SSI RECIPIENTS’ ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER D, PAGE 7 6.2. Child At Home Exclusion If the applicant/recipient has a spouse and minor children or just minor children at home who have applied and are ineligible for TANF for a reason other than resources, a portion of the applicant's/recipient's non-exempted income will be excluded to provide for the spouse and/or child at home. 6.2.1. Exclusion Computation To determine the amount of the exclusion, total the income of the spouse and children and subtract it from the appropriate Medicaid Medically Needy Income level. The resulting amount will be deducted from the AG individual’s net countable income as determined by SSI. The Medically Needy limits are located in the Medicaid manual at M0810.002. 6.2.2. Verification Verify the spouse and children’s income by documents in their possession. Verify the spouse and children’s ineligibility for TANF through the VaCMS system. 6.3. Spouse At Home Exclusion If the applicant/recipient has a spouse at home who has applied and is ineligible for SSI because he or she is not aged, disabled, or blind, a portion of the applicant's/ recipient's non-exempted income will be excluded to provide for the spouse at home. Note: If the spouse is ineligible for SSI due to any other reason, the individual is not entitled to this exclusion. 6.3.1. Exclusion Computation To determine the amount of the exclusion, total the income of the spouse and subtract it from the Medicaid Medically Needy Income Level for one. The resulting amount will be deducted from the AG individual’s net countable income.

The Medically Needy limits are located in the Medicaid manual at M0810.002.