- Determine value of the individual's In-kind Support and Maintenance
- Calculate the individual's countable gross unearned income from all other sources and add the value of any In-kind Support and Maintenance (determined above)
- Apply unearned income deductions to determine the net unearned income
- Calculate the individual's countable gross earned income from all sources (including self employment income)
- Apply earned income deductions to determine the net earned income
- Add the countable net unearned income and the countable net earned income to determine the total net countable income
- Determine if the individual is eligible based on their own income by comparing the total net countable income determined above in Step 6 to the FBR limit for an individual
- If the individual is eligible based on their own income and if the individual is a sponsored alien, carry out the steps outlined in Sponsor's Deemed Income
- Total the ineligible spouse's countable gross unearned income from all sources with the exception of In-Kind Support and Maintenance
- Calculate the ineligible spouse's countable gross earned income from all sources
- Carry out the spouse to spouse deeming process
- Add the total deemable unearned income, if any, of the ineligible spouse to the eligible spouse's unearned income
- Apply unearned income deductions to the individual's unearned to determine the net unearned income
- Add the total deemable earned income, if any, of the ineligible spouse to the eligible spouse's countable earned income
- Apply earned income deductions to the individual's earned to determine the net countable earned income
- Add the net countable unearned income and the net countable earned income to determine the total net countable income for the eligible individual with ineligible spouse
Note: If at point 8 above the individual is ineligible based on their own income, the process stops as the individual is not eligible for Medical Assistance.