South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 126 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Article 5 - MEDICALLY INDIGENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MIAP) › Subarticle 1 - ELIGIBILITY FOR THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MIAP) › Section 126-520 - Financial Eligibility Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The following elements are considered in determining
				  eligibility for assistance through the MIAP.
A. Family Composition. For details, refer to
				the definition of family at 126-500(D). If the applicant is a minor child, his
				stepparent is considered a member of the family only if the stepparent claims
				the child as an income tax dependent. If the applicant is an adult, his parents
				or siblings who reside in the household are considered in the family only if
				one claims the other as an income tax dependent. The income and resources of
				all members of the applicant's family must be considered in computing the
				income.
B. Financial
				responsibilities of relatives. Spouses are responsible for spouses and parents
				are responsible for minor children. Stepparents are responsible for
				stepchildren only if the stepchildren meet the federal definition of
				"dependent" for income tax purposes.
C. Income Levels. Only those individuals
				whose gross family income is equal to or less than one hundred percent of the
				poverty guidelines may qualify for full sponsorship through the MIAP. Only
				those individual whose gross family income is between one hundred and two
				hundred percent of the poverty guidelines may qualify for partial sponsorship
				through the MIAP.
D. Computation of
				income. The gross annual income of the individual and his family is measured
				against the annual poverty guidelines for the appropriate size family. Gross
				annual income is determined in accordance with the guidelines found in the MIAP
				Manual.
E. Ownership of Resources.
				Resources must be within the limitations described below:
1. Home property. Home property is the
				applicant's principal place of residence. It includes the home and all
				contiguous property. The value of a farm of less than fifty (50) acres on which
				an individual or his family resides and has resided for at least twenty-five
				(25) years shall be totally excluded from the resources computation. The equity
				value of home property other than a family farm as defined above shall not
				exceed $35,000.00. A mobile home may be considered home property if it is the
				individual's principal place of residence.
2. Non-home real property and taxable
				personal property. The individual's or family's total equity interest in
				non-home real property and taxable personal property such as motor vehicles
				shall not exceed $6,000.00.
3.
				Liquid assets. The individual's or family's total liquid assets must be equal
				to or less than $500.00.
An individual with excess liquid assets may establish
				  eligibility if he and other members of his family spend the excess toward the
				  payment of valid debts as defined in the MIAP Manual.
4. Household effects. Household effects such
				as furniture, kitchen utensils, etc., are not considered in the resource
				computation.