Virginia Law

A. Families and Children Medically Needy individuals.

1. In determining countable income for Families and Children Medically Needy individuals, the methods under the state's July 16, 1996, approved Aid to Families with Dependent Children plan and any more liberal methods described in 12VAC30-40-280 are used.

2. In determining relative financial responsibility, the agency considers only the income of spouses living in the same household as available to children living with parents until the children become 21 years of age.

3. Agency continues to treat women eligible under the provisions of § 1902(a)(10) of the Act as eligible, without regard to any changes in income of the family of which she is a member, for the 60-day period after her pregnancy ends and any remaining days in the month in which the 60th day falls.

B. Individuals subject to the use of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) methodology. In determining income eligibility for individuals subject to the use of MAGI-based methodologies, the following shall apply:

1. The Commonwealth shall apply MAGI-based methodologies as described in this subsection, and consistent with 42 CFR 435.603 and § 1902(e)(14) of the Act. Individuals subject to the use of MAGI-based income methodologies include:

a. Parents/caretaker relatives under §§ 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(l) and 1931 of the Act.

b. Pregnant women under §§ 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(l), (lll), (IV), (ii)(l), ((IV), (IX) and 1931 of the Act.

c. Children under the age of 19 years under §§ 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(l), (lll), (IV), (VI), (VII), (ii)((IV), (IX) and 1931 of the Act.

d. Reasonable classifications of children younger than the age of 21 years under §§ 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(l) and (IV) of the Act.

e. Individuals younger than the age of 21 years who are under a state adoption assistance agreement under § 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VIII) of the Act.

2. In the case of determining the ongoing eligibility for individuals determined eligible for Medicaid on or before December 31, 2013, MAGI-based income methodologies shall not be applied until March 31, 2014, or the next regularly scheduled renewal of eligibility, whichever is later, if the applications of such methods should result in determination of ineligibility prior to such date.

C. In determining family size for the eligibility determination of a pregnant woman, the pregnant woman shall be counted as herself plus each of the children she is expected to deliver. In determining family size during the eligibility determination of the other individuals in a household that includes a pregnant woman, the pregnant woman shall be counted as just herself.

D. Financial eligibility shall be determined consistent with the following provisions:

1. Financial eligibility shall be based on current monthly income and family size when determining eligibility for new applicants.

2. Financial eligibility shall be based on current monthly household income and family size when determining eligibility for currently enrolled individuals.

3. Household income shall be the sum of the MAGI-based income of every individual included in the individual's household except as provided at 42 CFR 435.603(d)(2) through 42 CFR 435.603(d)(4).

4. An amount equivalent to five percentage points of the federal poverty level for the applicable family size shall be deducted, in determining eligibility for Medicaid, from the household income in accordance with 42 CFR 435.603(d).

5. The age used for children with respect to 42 CFR 435.603(f)(3)(iv) shall be 19 years of age.

E. Aged individuals. In determining countable income for aged individuals, including aged individuals with incomes up to the federal poverty level described in § 1902(m)(1) of the Act, the following methods are used.

1. The methods of the SSI program, any more liberal methods described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

2. For optional state supplement recipients in § 1902(f) states and SSI criteria states without § 1616 or § 1634 agreements, SSI methods, any more liberal methods than SSI described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

3. In determining relative financial responsibility, the agency considers only the income of spouses living in the same household as available to spouses.

F. Blind individuals. In determining countable income for blind individuals, only the methods of the SSI program, any more liberal methods described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

For optional state supplement recipients in § 1902(f) states and SSI criteria states without § 1616 or § 1634 agreements, the SSI methods, any more liberal methods than SSI described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

In determining relative financial responsibility, the agency considers only the income of spouses living in the same household as available to spouses and the income of parents as available to children living with parents until the children become 21 years of age.

G. Disabled individuals. In determining countable income of disabled individuals, including disabled individuals with incomes up to the federal poverty level described in § 1902(m) of the Act, the methods of the SSI program, any more liberal methods described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

For optional state supplement recipients in § 1902(f) of the Act states and SSI criteria states without § 1616 or § 1634 agreements, the SSI methods, any more liberal methods than SSI described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both apply.

In determining relative financial responsibility, the agency considers only the income of spouses living in the same household as available to spouses and the income of parents as available to children living with parents until the children become 21 years of age.

H. Qualified Medicare beneficiaries. In determining countable income for qualified Medicare beneficiaries covered under § 1902(a)(10)(E)(i) of the Act, the methods of the SSI program, more liberal methods described in 12VAC30-40-280, or both are used.

If an individual receives a Title II benefit, any amounts attributable to the most recent increase in the monthly insurance benefit as a result of a Title II COLA is not counted as income during a "transition period" beginning with January, when the Title II benefit for December is received, and ending with the last day of the month following the month of publication of the revised annual federal poverty level.

For individuals with Title II income, the revised poverty levels are not effective until the first day of the month following the end of the transition period.

For individuals not receiving Title II income, the revised poverty levels are effective no later than the date of publication.

I. Qualified disabled and working individuals. In determining countable income for qualified disabled and working individuals covered under § 1902(a)(10)(E)(ii) of the Act, the methods of the SSI program are used.