Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-110

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 24, June 13, 2024

Section 129-6-110 - Income

(a) Treatment of income for MAGI-based coverage groups. For purposes of this regulation, "prospective monthly amount" shall mean an amount that is projected for purposes of determining an applicant's or recipient's monthly income. For those groups specified in K.A.R. 129-6-34(c)(1), all earned income and unearned income expected to be received in the month of application shall be used to determine a prospective monthly amount. This amount shall be used in the determination of both eligibility in the prior three months and current eligibility. For changes in earned income and unearned income, an estimate of those changes shall be used to determine a prospective monthly amount. For self-employment income, a prospective monthly amount shall be based on annual federal tax information from the most recent tax year. In the absence of federal tax information from the most recent tax year, an estimate shall be used to determine a prospective monthly amount.

(b) Treatment of income for MAGI-excepted coverage groups. For those groups specified in K.A.R. 129-6-34(c)(2), income shall be classified as income in the eligibility base period in which the income is received and as a cash asset following this eligibility base period.

(1) Prior eligibility. For individuals in independent living, current income as defined in paragraph (b)(2) shall be considered in the determination of eligibility for the prior three months. For individuals in long-term care arrangements, income received in the prior three months shall be considered in the determination of eligibility for the prior three months, except that self-employment income shall be averaged.

(2) Current eligibility. Income shall be considered prospectively to determine eligibility, beginning with the month of application. All income received or reasonably expected to be received shall be considered in determining the applicable income for the eligibility base period. Income from self-employment and intermittent income shall be considered and averaged. Intermittent income shall be divided by the applicable number of months to establish the monthly amount. Intermittent income shall be considered as income beginning with the eligibility base period in which this income is received.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 129-6-110

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 65-1,254 and 75-7403; effective, T-129-10-31-13, Nov. 1, 2013; effective Feb. 28, 2014.