1. A. Medicaid utilizes the income and asset methodologies of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program to determine Medicaid eligibility for aged, blind and disabled individuals.
2. B. Under Section 1902(r)(2) of the Social Security Act, states are allowed to use less restrictive income and asset methodologies in determining eligibility for most Medicaid eligibility groups than are used by the cash assistance program.

3. C. The following individual’s resources shall be considered in determining eligibility for the Qualified Disabled and Working Individual (QDWI) Program:

   1. 1. the applicant/recipient; and
   2. 2. the spouse living in the home with the applicant/recipient.

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 36:2867 (December 2010), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 45:1772 (December 2019), LR 46:1392 (October 2020).