New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 243 - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - WORKING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS (WDI) (CATEGORY 043)
Part 500 - INCOME AND RESOURCE STANDARDS
Section 8.243.500.18 - INCOME STANDARDS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The applicable income standard of countable earned income for this category is less than 250% of the federal poverty level for a household size of one. See Subsection H of 8.200.520.11 NMAC. The applicant/recipient must meet two income tests to qualify for working disabled individuals. These are as follows:
A. TEST 1
B. If applicant/recipient lives with an ineligible spouse, see 8.215.500.21 NMAC to determine if deeming income is applicable.
C. TEST 2
D. Income exclusions: Income exclusions for the applicant/recipient are applied before income disregards. Exclusions are not applied to the income of the ineligible spouse from whom income may be deemed.