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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Section
				  3.1
Non-MAGI-Based Income
This is defined as the gross amount of income before any
					 deductions (including but not limited to payroll deductions).
Section 3.2
Income Conversion
				  Methodology
When income is received once a month, that is the monthly
					 gross income.
When income is received twice a month (usually the first
					 and fifteenth of each month), multiply the gross income by two.
When income is received biweekly, multiply the gross income
					 by 2.15.
When income is received weekly, multiply the gross income
					 by 4.3.
Section 3.3
Garnishment
Garnishment is when income is withheld by administrative or
					 court order to pay a creditor or overpayment by a government agency.
Income is counted even if it is garnished, unless the
					 garnishment was premised on an overpayment of governmental benefits and the
					 individual was receiving Medicaid at the time of the overpayment occurred. In
					 such case the garnished amount is excluded in determining the amount of
					 income.
Section 3.4:
Treatment of Income
Section
				  3.4.1:
Adoption Assistance - included
Adoption Assistance Payments
Section 3.4.2:
Agent Orange Settlements
				  - excluded
Agent Orange Settlements as provided for under PL 100-687
					 and 101-201.
Section 3.4.3:
ASPIRE Payments - excluded
Exclude all payments made by the ASPIRE-TANF
					 Program.
Section 3.4.4:
Burial Funds - excluded
Interest on funds designated for burial or interest earned
					 on the value of agreements representing the purchase of burial spaces (provided
					 the burial spaces are excluded from assets and provided the interest is left to
					 accrue) as long as there is no break in the receipt of assistance. (See Part
					 16, Section 4.6 ).
Section
				  3.4.5:
Cafeteria Plans - partially excluded
Portions of IRS Section 125 payments retained by the
					 employer as payment for benefit items chosen by the employee from the Section
					 125 menu or "cafeteria plan" are excluded.
Section 3.4.6:
Child Support -
				  included
Child support payments are income to the child(ren) for
					 whom the payments are intended. This rule applies even if the child does not
					 reside with the parent receiving the payment or if the payments include
					 arrearages (past due amounts) or if the "child" for whom the payments are
					 intended is now over age 18.
Section
				  3.4.7:
Children eligible for SSI - Related Eligibility
				  Groups
The following exclusions from the child's income
					 apply:
A. The first $1640 per month of
				  earned income, not to exceed $6600 per calendar year, for a student attending
				  school regularly as defined by the learning institution.
B. One-third of child support, including a
				  military allotment. The payment may be voluntary or court ordered.
Section 3.4.8:
Combat Pay -
				  excluded
Hostile fire allotment paid by the Uniformed
					 Services.
Section 3.4.9:
Commercial Transportation Tickets - excluded
The value of a domestic commercial transportation ticket
					 received as a gift by an individual (or his or her spouse) and not converted to
					 cash will be excluded in the determination of the individual's income. Domestic
					 travel is defined as travel among the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the
					 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
					 Northern Mariana Islands.
Section
				  3.4.10:
Compensated Work Therapy Program - excluded
Earnings received under the Compensated Work Therapy
					 Program established by Title
					 38 U.S.C. Section
					 1718 and administered by the Department of
					 Veteran Affairs. Monies received under this program are considered a social
					 service benefit and not to be considered countable income.
Section 3.4.11:
Cost of Living
				  Adjustment (COLA) - excluded for most purposes - see (B) below
There are two types of income exclusions associated with
					 annual Cost of Living Adjustments. One exclusion is used for any COLA taking
					 effect in January, February and March (See Section 4.11.1 below), while the
					 other only applies to Social Security and Railroad Retirement benefits (See
					 Section 4.11.2 below).
A.
Cost
				  of Living Adjustments taking effect January, February and March
excluded
All annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) that take
					 effect in January, February or March, will be excluded for any individual in a
					 Medicaid coverable group whose income limit is based on the FPL. This exclusion
					 will remain in effect until the month following the month that the new annual
					 Federal Poverty Levels (FPL) are published in the Federal Register. This
					 exclusion also applies to individuals covered by DEL, Maine Rx, Cub Care, and
					 Medicare Buy-In.
Examples
(1) An individual is an ongoing MaineCare
				  recipient. He received a Social Security COLA in January. The Federal Poverty
				  Levels are published in February. The COLA is excluded until March. The cost of
				  living increase is counted in the budget as of April.
This exclusion also applies in determining retroactive
					 coverage.
(2) An individual
				  applies in April. The poverty levels were published in February. The Social
				  Security COLA received in January will be excluded for the retroactive months
				  of January, February and March.
This exclusion does not apply to individuals covered under
					 Home and Community Bases Waivers and Medically Needy since the Federal Poverty
					 Levels are not used in determining their eligibility.
B.
Social Security and Rail
				  Road Retirement Cost of Living Adjust. (COLA) -
excluded for SSI
				  - Related eligibility groups (not excluded for State Supplement)
If the COLA results in ineligibility for individuals
					 covered under SSI - Related eligibility groups, the amount of SSA / RR received
					 prior to the most recent COLA is used to determine eligibility.
(1) This applies to individuals:
(a) covered under SSI - Related eligibility
				  groups using the Federal Poverty Level as an income limit.
(b) covered under Medicare Buy-In.
(2) This applies to individuals in
				  the following living arrangements when comparing their income to the Medicaid
				  rate for the facility:
(a) Awaiting Placement
				  for Residential Care,
(b) residing
				  in Cost Reimbursed Boarding Homes,
(c) in Residential Care Facilities,
				  and
(d) in Adult Family Care Homes
				  whose income goes over the Medicaid rate.
This exclusion is not used to determine the cost of care
					 for these facilities.
Example
A disabled individual is eligible and receiving Medicaid.
					 In January he receives his SSDI COLA of $35.00. This increase puts him over the
					 FPL in effect for that month.
The increase will not be counted until the month following
					 the month the new FPL's are published.
In February the new FPL's are published. The individual's
					 countable income is still greater than the new FPL level because of the COLA
					 received in January. The COLA of $35.00 received in January will be excluded to
					 determine the individual's countable income.
(1) This exclusion ends if:
(a) individual loses Medicaid coverage for
				  any reason for three consecutive months.
To determine if an individual has lost Medicaid coverage
					 for three consecutive months the retroactive period of a reapplication must be
					 taken into account. If including the retroactive months the individual was not
					 closed for three consecutive months, the disregard will continue.
Example
An individual with a COLA disregard closes in June. He
					 reapplies in November. By applying the COLA disregard in the retroactive month
					 of August, September and October the individual is eligible. The individual
					 will keep the COLA disregard for retroactive and prospective months.
(a) the individual's countable
				  income, including the disregarded SSA/RR COLA, is below the FPL.
The individual may again be eligible for the disregard in
					 later years if they again become ineligible due to COLA changes in SSA / RR and
					 FPL.
If the individual receives added or increased income from
					 a source other than SSA/RR at the time of the COLA adjustments, this disregard
					 can be used only if ineligibility is caused by the change in SSA/RR
					 income.
When budgeting for a couple this disregard applies to the
					 SSA / RR of both individuals even though disregarding the COLA increase of only
					 one member of the couple would result in keeping Medicaid coverage for the
					 couple.
Section 3.4.12:
Difficulty
				  of Care Payments - included
A source of income that although is exempt from taxation is
					 included.
Section 3.4.13:
Disability Insurance Payments - excluded
All payments made on behalf of an individual under a credit
					 life or credit disability insurance policy (i.e. payment of car payments or
					 mortgage when you become disabled).
Section 3.4.14:
Disabled Widowers
				  Benefits - excluded
Social Security benefits received by some disabled
					 widow(er)s who are not receiving Medicare (See Part 6, Section 5.2.9 ).
Section 3.4.15:
Disaster
				  Relief - excluded
In-kind or cash assistance received as the result of a
					 disaster declared by the President of the United States.
Section 3.4.16:
Disaster Unemployment
				  Assistance - excluded
Disaster Unemployment Assistance authorized in P.L.
					 100-707,
					 42 U.S.C. Section
					 5155(d) (1988). This is paid
					 to an individual unemployed as a result of a major disaster.
Section 3.4.17:
Earned Income
				  Exclusions - partially excluded
Excluded only for persons who are blind
Earned income which is used to meet expenses of producing
					 income by a person who is blind is excluded. This includes earnings excluded by
					 SSI as part of a PASS plan. These expenses include transportation to and from
					 work (in accordance with IRS guidelines or actual cost if not using own car),
					 cost of caring for a guide dog, child-care, licenses, lunches, Braille
					 instruction, professional association dues, income taxes, tools, union dues and
					 computer training.
Excluded for individuals with a
					 disability
Earned income which is used to meet expenses of producing
					 income as part of a PASS plan by a person who is disabled is excluded.
Section 3.4.18:
Emergency
				  Assistance - excluded
Section
				  3.4.19:
Emergency Conservation Services Program -
				  excluded
Any assistance provided in cash or in-kind under the
					 Emergency Conservation Services (ECS) Program ( PL 93-644, Sections 222 and 95
					 -568) including cash to prevent fuel cut-offs.
Section 3.4.20:
Experimental Housing
				  Allowance Program - excluded
Payments made under Annual Contribution Contracts entered
					 into prior to 1/1/75, under Section 23 of the
U. S. Housing Act of
					 1937
, as amended.
Section
				  3.4.21:
FmHA Utility Reimbursement -
				  excluded
Section 3.4.22:
Food produced for personal consumption by members of the household -
				  excluded
Section 3.4.23:
Food Supplement Program (FSP) - excluded
The value of benefits under the Food Supplement Program or
					 food distributed by the Department of Agriculture are excluded.
Section 3.4.24:
Foster Care
				  Payments
Included
IV-E Foster Care Maintenance Payments
					 - Payments received from the Department or other agencies for foster children
					 in licensed or approved homes who are not part of the assistance unit.
Excluded
Foster care payments to a provider of
					 foster care for a child or adult who is not an eligible individual but who is
					 living with an eligible individual and who was placed there by a public or
					 private agency.
Section
				  3.4.25:
General Assistance - excluded
Section 3.4.26:
Goods and services -
				  Included
Goods and services not included in the list of basic
					 requirements (See Chart 1.)
Section
				  3.4.27:
Governor Baxter School Compensation -
				  excluded
One time cash payment from the Governor Baxter School for
					 the Deaf Compensation Authority. Interest on this compensation is excluded as
					 income and any accrued interest is excluded as an asset.
Section 3.4.28:
Grants, Loans
				  Scholarships
A.
Administered by
				  Commissioner of Education - PL 90-575 - Title V
(1) The grants and loans are:
(a) Basic Education Opportunity Grant Program
				  (Pell Grants)
(b) National Direct
				  Student Loan program (Perkins Loans)
(c) Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
				  Program (SEOG)
(d) Guaranteed
				  Student Loan Program
(e) State
				  Student Loan Program
All excluded for undergraduates, only tuition and
					 fees excluded for graduate students
(2) All other grants/loans/scholarships -
				  exclude tuition and fees and other necessary educational expenses for
				  undergraduates and count for all other students (educational expenses include
				  lab fees, student activity fees, transportation, stationary supplies, books,
				  technology fees, and impairment related expenses necessary to attend school or
				  perform school work.)
B
Federal College Work Study Program - excluded
Section 3.4.29:
Home Based Care Funds -
				  excluded
Section 3.4.30:
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) - excluded
Assistance with fuel bills or weatherization assistance
					 received through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
Section 3.4.31:
Housing -
				  excluded
A. Value of relocation
				  assistance under the
Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition
				  Policies Act of 1970
( PL 91-646 Title II). This does not include
				  payment for the fair market value of the property.
B. Any interest paid on HUD escrow accounts
				  is not countable income as long as a family is receiving any state, federal or
				  other public assistance for housing and they cannot access this amount. The
				  "Family Self-Sufficiency Program" is a five year program open to all section 8
				  housing participants which aims to help the family become self-sufficient at
				  the end of the five years. When the account becomes available, it is countable
				  as a resource and/or interest income.
C. Value of assistance for housing under the
Housing Authorization Act of 1976
( PL 94-375 ) or
Housing Act of 1937
as amended by PL 92-213.
Section 3.4.32:
HUD Utility
				  Reimbursement - excluded
Section
				  3.4.33:
Individual Development Accounts - excluded
Contributions to an Individual Development Account (IDA).
					 See the asset rule(Part 16) for a definition of an IDA.
A.
Family Development Account (FDA for
				  TANF recipients)
1. any income used by
				  the individual to fund this account excluded as income.
2. any asset used by the individual to fund
				  this account is excluded as an asset including up to $10,000 of lump sum income
				  remaining in the month following receipt.
3. any individual contributions that are
				  matched are excluded as income.
4.
				  accrued interest on FDA funds is excluded as income or asset.
5. Withdrawals from these accounts at any
				  time must be used for the following purposes in order for the fund to remain an
				  exempt asset:
(a) expenses for education or
				  job training to attend an accredited or approved post-secondary education or
				  training institution;
(b) the
				  purchase or repair of a home that is the primary residence;
(c) the purchase or repair of a vehicle used
				  for transportation to work or to attend an education or training
				  program;
(d) capital to start a
				  small business for any member of the assistance unit 18 years of age or
				  older;
(e) health care costs of a
				  member of the assistance unit that are medically necessary and that are not
				  covered by public or private insurance;
(f) to address an emergency that may cause
				  the loss of shelter, employment or other basic necessities; or
(g) to address other essential family needs
				  approved by the Department.
When withdrawals are used for any other purpose this will
					 result in the fund being considered a countable asset effective the month of
					 the withdrawal. The TANF Program determines if this condition is met.
B.
Demonstration Project Account (AFIA)
1. any income of the individual deposited in
				  an AFIA are excluded as income.
2.
				  any individual contributions that are matched by another party are excluded as
				  income or assets.
3. accrued
				  interest on AFIA funds are excluded as income or assets.
4. withdrawal from these accounts is
				  allowable only for certain reasons as determined by the agency authorizing this
				  IDA. These reasons include post- secondary educational expenses, acquiring a
				  residence, or expenditures for operating a business.
Section 3.4.34:
Income of
				  those who could be in the household except they are in a medical facility
				  -Included
Income of persons who could be members of the assistance
					 unit except that they are in a hospital, intermediate care facility (ICF) or
					 skilled nursing facility (SNF). In most situations, the income of the
					 individual in the hospital or nursing home is used to determine nursing home
					 eligibility. This also takes place when the individual is in an acute care
					 facility for a period of more than sixty days or immediately upon entering a
					 hospital for a kidney transplant.
Section 3.4.35:
Income tax refunds -
				  excluded
Note
: Income tax refunds are excluded as
					 assets for 12 months from receipt.
Section 3.4.36:
Irregular or Infrequent
				  Income - excluded
Earned or unearned income, from a single source, which is
					 received irregularly (receipt cannot reasonably be expected) or infrequently
					 (no more than once during a calendar quarter). This amount is not to exceed
					 $60.00 per calendar quarter for unearned income and $30.00 per calendar quarter
					 for earned income. This includes small gifts of income such as those received
					 at Christmas, graduation, birthdays or anniversaries.
Section 3.4.37:
Job Corp Payments -
				  excluded
Payment by Job Corp for supportive services such as
					 child-care, transportation, medical care, meals and other reasonable expenses
					 are excluded.
Note
: All other payments from Job Corp are
					 considered income.
Section
				  3.4.38
Job Related Expenses - excluded
Reimbursement for job related expenses such as travel or
					 uniforms to the extent that they do not represent a gain or exceed actual
					 expenses.
Section 3.4.39:
Loans - excluded
Money borrowed by an individual providing there is clear
					 evidence of an agreement to repay. The proceeds of the loan are not income in
					 the month borrowed, however, they are considered countable assets in the
					 following month.
Written statements from both the individual and the party
					 lending the money must be obtained indicating that the funds are a loan, the
					 amount and the plan for repayment. Without verification of the loan the funds
					 will be considered a gift and treated as a lump sum (See Section 4.41
					 below).
Section 3.4.40:
Lump Sum Income- partially excluded
SSI lump sum payments are excluded income.
SSI or Social Security retroactive payments are excluded as
					 an asset for nine months. After that, any portion remaining becomes a countable
					 asset.
The exception to the month received rule is direct deposits
					 and other electronic transfers of funds. These are counted for the month they
					 were intended to be received even if they are posted early or late.
Section 3.4.41:
Native
				  American payments- excluded
A. Any
				  payments distributed per capita to or held in trust for members of any Indian
				  tribes under PL 92-524, 93-134, 94-540, 97-458 or 98-6 4.
B. Receipts distributed to members of certain
				  Indian tribes referred to in Section 5 of PL 94-114, effective 10/17 /75, and
				  PL 98-123 and 98-124, effective 10/13/83.
C. Any income or assets accruing to members
				  of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation and the Houlton Band of
				  Maliseet Indians pursuant to PL 96-420 (the
Maine Indian Claims
				  Settlement Act of 1980
).
D. The tax exempt portions of payments made
				  pursuant to PL 93-203, the Alaskan Claims Settlement Act.
E. Native American payments as detailed in
				  Title 20 CFR, Part 416 Appendix to Subpart K (IV).
F. Per capita distribution payments, receipts
				  from trust lands and dividend payments to members of various native American
				  and Indian tribes such as Blackfeet, GrosVentre, Grand River Band,
Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act
under the provisions of
				  Distribution and Judgment Funds ( PL 92-254 Sections 4, 6, and 7), Receipts
				  from Lands Held in Trust for Indian Tribes ( PL 94114, Section 6 ).
Section 3.4.42:
Nazi
				  persecution payments - included
Payments made to victims of Nazi persecution under
					 Public Law
					 103-286 (Nazi Persecution Victims Eligibility
					 Benefits).
Section 3.4.43:
Nutrition and Food Assistance - excluded
A. The value of supplemental food assistance
				  under the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(WIC), as amended and
				  the special food services program for children under the
National
				  School Lunch Act
, as amended ( PL 92-422, PL 90-302 and PL 93-150
				  ).
B. Any benefit received under
				  Title VII Nutrition Program for the Elderly, of the
Older Americans Act
				  of 1965
, as amended by PL 95-478.
Section 3.4.44:
Payments to replace
				  income - excluded
All payments made to replace income that has been lost,
					 destroyed or stolen.
Section
				  3.4.45:
Radiation Exposure Compensation - excluded
Money received under the
Radiation Exposure
					 Compensation Act
for injuries or death resulting from radiation due to
					 nuclear testing and uranium mining.
Section 3.4.46:
Rent rebates -
				  excluded
Rebates by any public agency of taxes or rent rebate on
					 real property.
Section
				  3.4.47:
Rental Property Income - included
Net income from rental property is treated as earned income
					 when Income Tax is filed on a Schedule C. It is treated as unearned income if
					 filed in a Schedule E.
Section
				  3.4.48:
Repayment of a loan - excluded
Money received as the repayment of the principal of a loan
					 (including a promissory note) is not income in the month received. Any amount
					 retained in the following month is considered a countable asset. Money received
					 as interest payments is considered income in the month received.
Example
A couple sells their home and holds a mortgage at 10%. They
					 receive $315 per month as a mortgage payment. Of that amount, $200 is interest
					 and must be counted as income in the month received. The remaining $115 is
					 repayment of the principal and is excluded income for the month. Any portion of
					 the principal remaining in the following month is a countable asset for that
					 month.
Section 3.4.49:
Ricky Ray Hemophilia Fund - excluded
Payments received under the
Ricky Ray Hemophilia
					 Relief Fund Act of 1998
. Interest income generated on these payments
					 is countable income and any accrued interest is excluded as an asset. These
					 payments are not subject to special rules on trusts or a transfer of resource
					 penalty. Payments are not counted in determining a cost of care.
Section 3.4.50:
Roomers and
				  Boarders - included
Net income from roomers and boarders is treated as unearned
					 income.
Section 3.4.51:
Savings bonds - excluded
Interest on Series E, EEE and H Savings Bonds is not
					 counted as income at any time. When these bonds are redeemed, the interest is a
					 countable asset.
Interest on Series HH Savings Bonds is paid by direct
					 deposit, semi-annually. The interest would be considered unearned income in the
					 month received.
Section
				  3.4.52:
Self Support Plans - excluded
That portion of earned or unearned income needed to fulfill
					 a plan for self-support approved by Vocational Rehabilitation or the Social
					 Security Administration (including PASS plans) for an individual who is
					 disabled or blind.
Section
				  3.4.53:
Selling, replacing or exchanging an asset -
				  excluded
Money received as a result of selling, replacing or
					 exchanging an asset is excluded as income. They are assets that have changed
					 their form.
Section 3.4.54:
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) - excluded
Community Service Employment is a Program for older
					 Americans authorized under Chapter 35, Title 42 of U.S. Code.
Section 3.4.55:
SSI Payments -
				  excluded
SSI benefits received by a spouse, parent or other family
					 member when determining non-nursing care assistance.
Section 3.4.56:
Susan Walker Settlement
				  - excluded
Payments made from any fund established pursuant to a class
					 settlement in the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer Corp., et al, and payments made
					 pursuant to a release of all claims in a case that is entered into in lieu of
					 the class settlement.
When payments are made in lieu of a class settlement, the
					 agreement must be signed by all parties on or before 12/31/97 or 270 days after
					 the date on which a release is first sent to the persons to whom the payment is
					 to be made.
Section 3.4.57:
TANF - excluded
TANF benefits received by a spouse, parent or other family
					 member are excluded. These people are also not counted as members of the
					 assistance unit during the budgeting process.
Section 3.4.58:
VA Benefits for Vietnam
				  veterans' children with spina bifida - excluded
VA monthly payments made to or on behalf of Vietnam
					 veterans' natural children regardless of their age or marital status for any
					 disability resulting from spina bifida suffered by such children are excluded
					 from income and resources. Interest earned on unspent payments is not
					 excluded.
Section 3.4.59:
VA Benefits that have special treatment - partially excluded
A. Excluded as income is that portion of a VA
				  benefit (Pension or Compensation) which is paid to disabled veterans, their
				  spouses, widows or parents as an Aid and Attendance, Housebound Allowance or
				  payments resulting from Unusual Medical Expenses.
There are two exceptions to this rule:
1. Benefits in excess of $90.00 per month are
				  counted in determining the cost of care for a resident of a State Veteran's
				  Nursing Home if the resident is a veteran with no dependents or surviving
				  spouse with no dependents.
2. There
				  is no exclusion of benefits when determining the cost of care in a RCF, CRBH,
				  or AFC.
B.
VA
				  benefits for dependents
. VA may increase the amount of a benefit if the
				  veteran or surviving spouse has a dependent.
1. When the increase is included in the
				  payment to the veteran or surviving spouse and the dependent resides with the
				  veteran or surviving spouse. This is called an "augmented benefit." The share
				  attributed to a dependent is income to the dependent only. If the dependent
				  does not live with the veteran or surviving spouse, the dependent's share is
				  not income to anyone.
2. When the
				  dependent of a veteran or surviving spouse does not live with the veteran or
				  surviving spouse VA may pay the increase directly to the dependent. This is
				  called an "apportionment" or "apportioned benefit". This payment is unearned
				  income to the dependent.
Section 3.4.60:
Vendor Payments -
				  excluded:
Vendor payments (payments for goods or services provided to
					 an eligible individual or couple which are made directly to a vendor by a third
					 party).
Section 3.4.61:
Volunteer Service Programs - excluded:
Any payment whether cash or in-kind made under the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act
Public Laws (93-113)
A.
Title I
- Corporation for
				  National and Community Service (CNCS) (formerly ACTION):
(1) AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps
				  NCCC, and AmeriCorps* VISTA,
(2)
				  University Year for Action (UYA), and
(3) Special and Demonstration Volunteer
				  Programs.
B.
Title
				  II
- National Older American Volunteer Programs which now include:
(1) Foster Grandparent Program
(2) Senior Companion Program
(3) (Retired Senior Volunteer Program
				  (RSVP)
C.
Title
				  III
- (repealed and now contained within the Small Business
				  Act)
(1) Service Corps of Retired
				  Executives (SCORE)
(2) Active Corps
				  of Executives (ACE)