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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 206 Chapter 4 Income
SSI-RELATED NON-CASH ASSISTANCE MEDICAID (Categorically Needy, Optional) Spenddown provisions do not apply to Supplemental Security Income (SSI)-Related Non-cash assistance Medicaid. 4.15.1 BUDGETING METHOD The budgeting method in Section 4.6.1 is used for this coverage group. 4.15.2 INCOME DISREGARDS AND DEDUCTIONS The following disregards and deductions are applied, if applicable. 4.15.2.A Earned Income These disregards and deductions apply only to earned income. Any unused portion of the disregards or deductions is not applied to unearned income. 4.15.2.A.1 SSI $20 Disregard The remainder of the $20 income disregard. See Section 4.15.2.B, Unearned Income, below. 4.15.2.A.2 SSI Earned Income Disregard $65 and half of the remainder are subtracted from earned income and from gross profit from self-employment earnings. See Section 4.15.3 below.