SSI-related medical—Budgeting a sponsor's income
(1) The agency counts some of the income of a person's sponsor as unearned income to the medical assistance unit (MAU) if:
(a)The sponsor signed the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…#
(a) The sponsor signed the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Affidavit of Support form I-864 or I-864A; and
(b)The person is not exempt from the deeming process in…#
(b) The person is not exempt from the deeming process in WAC 182-512-0790 .
(2) The agency determines the amount of income that must be deemed from the sponsor by taking the following steps:
(a) Add together all of the sponsor's earned and unearned income that is not excluded under WAC 182-512-0860 ;
(b) Add all of the spouse's earned and unearned income that is not excluded under WAC 182-512-0860 ;
(c)Subtract an allocation for the sponsor equal to the…#
(c) Subtract an allocation for the sponsor equal to the one-person federal benefit rate (FBR);