Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R414 - Integrated Healthcare
Rule R414-304 - Income and Budgeting
Section R414-304-4 - Medicaid Work Incentive Program Unearned Income Provisions
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The Department adopts and incorporates by reference 20 CFR 416.1102, 416.1103, 416.1120 through 416.1124, 416.1140 through 416.1148, 416.1150, 416.1151, 416.1157, and Appendix to Subpart K of 416, October 1, 2012 ed. The Department also adopts and incorporates by reference Subsections 404(h)(4) and 1612(b)(24) and (25) of the Compilation of the Social Security Laws, effective January 1, 2013. The eligibility agency may not count as income any payments from sources that federal laws specifically prohibit from being counted as income to determine eligibility for federally-funded medical assistance programs.
(2) The eligibility agency shall allow the provisions found in Subsection R414-304-3(3) through (14), and (18) through (22).
(3) The eligibility agency shall determine income from an ineligible spouse or parent by the total of the earned and unearned income using the appropriate exclusions in 20 CFR 416.1161, except that court ordered support payments are not allowed as an income deduction.
(4) For the MWI program, the income of a spouse or parent is not considered in determining eligibility of a person who receives SSI. SSI recipients who meet all other MWI program eligibility factors are eligible without paying a Medicaid buy-in premium.
(5) The eligibility agency shall determine household size and whose income counts for the MWI program as described below: