1. A. MAGI-based

   1. 1. Income shall be calculated in accordance with 42 CFR §435.603 and §457.315.

2. B. Financial eligibility for the MAGI groups shall be made using income received in the calendar month prior to the month of application or renewal as an indicator of anticipated income. The taxable gross income of each member of the MAGI household shall be used. Income eligibility of the household shall be based on anticipated income and circumstances unless it is discovered that there are factors that will affect income currently or in future months.

   1. 1. Income eligibility is determined by prospective income budgeting or actual income budgeting.

      1. a. Prospective income budgeting involves looking at past income to determine anticipated future income. Income earned in the calendar month prior to the month of application or renewal which the applicant/enrollee earned shall be used to determine expected income in the current and future months.

      2. b. Actual income budgeting involves looking at income actually received within a specific month to determine income eligibility for that month. Actual income shall be used for all retroactive coverage. Actual income or the best estimate of anticipated actual income shall be used if:

         1. i. the income terminates during the month;
         2. ii. the income begins during the month; or
         3. iii. the income is interrupted during the month.

   2. 2. The net countable income for the individual’s household shall be compared to the applicable income standard for the household size to determine eligibility.

      1. a. If the countable income is below the income standard for the applicable MAGI group, the individual is income eligible.
      2. b. If the countable income is above the income standard for the applicable MAGI group, the individual is income ineligible.

3. C. Federal Poverty Income Guidelines (FPIG). Eligibility shall be based upon the following guidelines using the federal poverty income guidelines and adjusted to account for the 5 percent disregard:

   1. 1. parents/caretakers, income is less or equal to 24 percent FPIG;
   2. 2. pregnant women, income is less or equal to 138 percent FPIG;
   3. 3. CHAMP (children 0-18), income is less or equal to 147 percent FPIG;
   4. 4. LaCHIP, income is less or equal to 217 percent FPIG;
   5. 5. LaCHIP IV (unborn option), income is less or equal to 214 percent FPIG;
   6. 6. LaCHIP Affordable Plan, income is less or equal to 255 percent FPIG;
   7. 7. Adult Group, income is less than or equal to 138 percent FPIG; and
   8. 8. Take Charge Plus, income is less than or equal to 138 percent FPIG.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 41:947 (May 2015), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 46:29 (January 2020).