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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page v Chapter 4 Income

4.5.4.N Income Received from Military Service Personnel Deployed to a Designated Combat Zone ................................................................................................................... 138

GENERAL INCOME INFORMATION FOR MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUPS .......... 139 4.6.1 BUDGETING METHOD ......................................................................................... 139 4.6.1.A Methods for Reasonably Anticipating Income ................................................. 140 4.6.1.B Consideration of Past Income......................................................................... 141 4.6.1.C Consideration of Future Income ..................................................................... 142 4.6.1.D How to Use Past and Future Income .............................................................. 143 4.6.1.E Exceptions for Use of Actual Income .............................................................. 145 4.6.1.E.1 Terminated Income .................................................................................... 145 4.6.1.E.2 Backdated Eligibility Requested ................................................................. 145 4.6.1.F Anticipated Income Examples ........................................................................ 145 4.6.2 UNCOMPENSATED TRANSFERS OF INCOME .................................................. 150

MAGI METHODOLOGY – PARENTS/CARETAKER RELATIVES; PREGNANT WOMEN; CHILDREN UNDER AGE 19, AND ADULT GROUP (Categorically Needy, Mandatory) ............................................................................................................................ 151 4.7.1 DETERMINING INCOME COUNTED FOR THE MAGI HOUSEHOLD .................. 151 4.7.1.A Examples of Applying the Income Rules for Children and Tax Dependents.... 152 4.7.2 CALCULATING MAGI (WHAT INCOME IS COUNTED) ........................................ 152 4.7.2.A Step 1 – Determine the Income ...................................................................... 153 4.7.2.B Step 2 – Make the Adjustments/Deductions ................................................... 154 4.7.2.C Step 3 – Required Additions ........................................................................... 156 4.7.3 MAGI-BASED INCOME DISREGARD ................................................................... 156 4.7.3.A MAGI-Based Income Disregard Examples ..................................................... 156 4.7.4 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................ 157 4.7.4.A MAGI Screening ............................................................................................. 158 4.7.4.B Eligibility Determination Examples .................................................................. 158 4.7.5 SPECIAL SITUATIONS ......................................................................................... 162 4.7.5.A Income from Self-Employment ....................................................................... 162 4.7.5.A.1 Determining Gross Income ......................................................................... 162