N.M. Admin. Code § 8.206.500.17 - EARNED INCOME
A. If an
applicant/recipient of CYFD medicaid has earned income and is not a full-time
student in elementary school, high school, or a course of vocational or
technical training, their earnings are considered in the earned income
calculation.
B. Earned income
exclusions:
(1) Exclusion for full-time
students: If an applicant/ recipient of CYFD medicaid has earned income and is
a full-time student in elementary school, high school, or in a course of
vocational or technical training, their earnings are totally
excluded.
(2) Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) earnings and earned income tax credit exclusion: JTPA
earning/ reimbursement and earned income tax credit payments are excluded from
consideration as income regardless of whether the applicant/recipient is a
full-time student.
(3) Work-related
expense disregard: An applicant/recipient of CYFD medicaid with earned income
from employment is entitled to a deduction of $90 from gross monthly earnings
for work-related expenses.
(4)
Census bureau employment: Wages paid by the census bureau for temporary
employment related to the census are excluded from consideration as income in
the eligibility determination process.
(5) Recipients of Chafee medicaid: All earned
income of an applicant/recipient between 18 and 21 years of age is excluded
while receiving chafee independent living assistance from CYFD.
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