Effective: January 1, 2012 |
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21.50.40ar8 - Blind or Disabled Student Child Disregard (Archive) |
Archived: December 1, 2012 |
The Blind and Disabled Student Child Disregard is a limited disregard of earned income. It is available only for MA Method B and the Medicare Savings Programs.
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 a student regularly attending school, meaning the student:
n takes one or more courses of study and attends classes:
m In a college or university for at least eight hours per week under a semester or quarter system;
m In grades 7 - 12 for at least 12 hours per week;
m In a course of training to prepare for a paying job at least 15 hours per week if the course involves shop practice, or 12 hours per week if it does not involve shop practice; or
m For less than the required time for reasons beyond the student’s control, such as illness, if the circumstances justify the reduced credit load or attendance.
n is home-schooled and is:
m in grades 7 - 12,
m in school for at least 12 hours per week and
m following the home school law of the state in which he or she resides.
n is a homebound student and:
m must stay home because of a disability,
m studies a course or courses given by a school (grades 7 -12), college, university, or government agency, and
m has a home visitor or tutor from school who directs the studying or training.
A person who attends classes regularly just before the time classes stop for a school break maintains status as a student while classes are out if he or she intends to resume or does resume attending regularly when school reopens.
Note: Children attending elementary school (grades K - 6) do not qualify for this exclusion.
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:
Year |
Maximum Per Month |
Maximum Per Calendar Year |
2012 |
$1,700 |
$6,840 |
2011 |
$1,640 |
$6,600 |
2010 |
$1,640 |
$6,600 |
2009 |
$1,640 |
$6,600 |
2008 |
$1,550 |
$6,240 |
2007 |
$1,510 |
$6,100 |
2006 |
$1,460 |
$5,910 |