Blind or Disabled Student Child Disregard (Archive)

The Blind and Disabled Student Child Disregard is available only for MA Method B and the Medicare Savings Programs.

Conditions for Use.

Applying the Disregard.

Disregard Limits.

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Conditions for Use

Allow this disregard when a client meets all of the following conditions:

l  Is under age 22.

l  Is certified as blind or disabled by the SSA or SMRT.

l  Is expecting to attend school at least one month in the next calendar quarter, or did attend school at least one month of the current calendar quarter.

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Applying the Disregard

Apply the Blind/Disabled Student Child Disregard only to the blind or disabled student's earned income.

Do not do any of the following:

l  Apply it to the income of other people whose income is deemed to the student.

l  Reduce earned income to less than $0.

l  Use earned income disregards to reduce unearned income.

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Disregard Limits

Limits for the Blind/Disabled Student Child Disregard:

Year

Maximum Per Month

Maximum Per Calendar Year

2008

$1550

$6240

2007

$1510

$6100

2006

$1460

$5910

2005

$1410

$5670

2004

$1370

$5520

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