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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 223 Chapter 4 Income

Paul and John The child support amount of $200 is divided between the children and each child's amount is $100. The $50 disregard is divided between the two children as they are both in the NG and each receives a $25 disregard. $100.00 Child Support Per Child -$25.00 Disregard $75.00 Countable Child Support Per Child George Because Ringo receives no child support and George is the only child in the NG who receives child support, he receives the entire $50 disregard. $150.00 Child Support -$50.00 Disregard $100.00 Countable Child Support 4.16.3 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY Countable income is determined by applying the income disregards and deductions in Section 4.16.2 above to the countable gross income of the IG. To determine who is included in the IG, see Chapter 3. The remaining income is then compared to the Medically Needy Income Level (MNIL) for the appropriate NG size. An AFDC-Related Medicaid application is not denied solely on the basis of excess income. Instead, the spenddown provision is applied. The following steps are used to determine the countable income of the IG. Step 1: Determine the IG’s countable gross earned income. Do not count the income of a child's sibling or count any child's income for his parent(s). Step 2: Subtract the AFDC-Related Medicaid Standard Work Deduction for each working person. Step 3: Subtract the AFDC-Related Medicaid Dependent Care Deduction up to the maximum allowable amounts. Step 4: Add the countable gross unearned income of the IG to the amount remaining from Step 3. This includes the child's countable child support. Do not count the income of a child's sibling or count any child's income for his parent(s). Step 5: Determine the appropriate MNIL for the NG. See Appendix A.