Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 104 - Income
Chapter 7 - Sources and Treatment of Unearned Income
Rule 23-104-7.6 - Civil Service and Federal Employee Retirement Payments
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-104-7.6
Current through September 24, 2024
A. This type of income is defined as follows:
1.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) makes US Civil Service and Federal
Employee Retirement System (FERS) payments because of disability, retirement or
death.
B. This type of income is treated as follows:
1. US Civil
Service payments and FERS payments are counted as unearned income to the
entitled retiree or individual survivor even when additional monies for other
family members are included in the payment.
2. However, certain disability benefits paid
within the first six (6) months after an employee last worked are treated as
earned income.
3. OPM provides
annuitants under the Retired Health Benefits (RHB) program free coverage under
Part B of Medicare. All annuitants covered by the RHB program retired before
7/1/1960.
a) At the employee's option, the
Part B premium may instead be paid to another health insurance plan or paid
directly to the annuitant for use in purchasing health insurance coverage
privately.
b) The RHB payment is
shown as a positive amount (addition) on the health benefits line of the OPM
notice. RHB payments to annuitants are not income.
Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR §435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
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