Rule 23-105-2.1 - Budgeting Rules for Extended Medicaid Due to Increased EarningsA. Parent(s) or Caretaker Relatives that lose Medicaid due to increased hours or income from employment are eligible for extended Medicaid for up to twelve (12) consecutive months from the month of ineligibility provided the adult(s) received Medicaid as a parent or caretaker relative for at least three (3) of the six (6) months immediately preceding the month in which the individual becomes ineligible. Extended Medicaid due to increased earnings is also referred to as Transitional Medicaid Assistance or TMA.B. If the change in income is not reported timely, eligibility for extended Medicaid is determined using a look-back process where actual income information is gathered after the fact and the determination of the appropriate twelve (12) month period is calculated to begin the month after the month the family became ineligible for Medicaid.C. The child(ren) associated with the parent(s) or caretaker relative case are also eligible for the same twelve (12) month period of extended Medicaid eligibility. Since children are guaranteed twelve (12) continuous months of eligibility once eligibility is established and at each review establishing continuing eligibility, the period of extended Medicaid under this provision cannot shorten a child's twelve (12) month period of continuous eligibility. When there is an overlap, the protected periods of eligibility run concurrently.23 Miss. Code. R. 105-2.1
§ 1902 (e)(1)(B) and §1925 of the Social Security Act