29.05 Deeming

In general. MABD financial eligibility is based on the financial eligibility rules for the SSA’s SSI program. Like SSI, the term “deeming” is used to identify countable resources and income from other people as belonging to the individual requesting MABD. When the deeming rules apply, it does not matter whether the resources or income of the other person are actually available to the individual. Categories of people whose income and resources are counted Resources and income from two categories of people may be counted as belonging to the individual. These people are members of the individual’s financial responsibility group. AHS considers: (i) Spousal resources and income to decide whether it must deem some of it to the Medicaid group; and (ii) Parental resources and income for an eligible child to decide whether it must deem some of it to the Medicaid group. § 29.10 specifies the resources counted when determining MABD financial eligibility. § 29.14 specifies the income counted when determining MABD financial eligibility.