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Effective: January 1, 2007 |
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21.50.40ar2 - Blind or Disabled Student Child Disregard (Archive) |
Archived: December 1, 2007 |
The Blind and Disabled Student Child Disregard is only available to MA Method B and the Medicare Savings Programs.
Exception: The PASS deduction is not available to clients using Method B because of age.
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 or
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.
Apply the Blind/Disabled Student Child Disregard only to the blind or disabled student's
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
Limits for the Blind/Disabled Student Child Disregard:
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Year |
Maximum Per Month |
Maximum Per Calendar Year |
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2007 |
$1,510 |
$6,100 |
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2006 |
$1,460 |
$5,910 |
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2005 |
$1,410 |
$5,670 |
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2004 |
$1,370 |
$5,520 |