Or. Admin. Code § 461-160-0552 - Income Deductions; Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries Programs

(1) This rule is used to determine adjusted income (see OAR 461-001-0000) for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries programs: QMB-BAS and QMB-SMB (including SMF) programs.

(2) To determine adjusted income, deductions from the countable (see OAR 461-001-0000) income of the financial group (see OAR 461-110-0530) are made in the following order:

(a) All child support paid by a non-applying spouse (see OAR 461-001-0000) to any individual who does not live in the household.

(b) One standard deduction of $20 from unearned income.

(A) This deduction may be taken from earned income if the financial group has less than $20 in unearned income.

(B) This deduction does not apply to in-kind support and maintenance.

(C) This deduction does not apply to a benefit based on need that is totally or partially funded by the federal government or by a nongovernmental agency.

(c) One standard earned income deduction of $65.

(d) An income deduction for documented Impairment-Related Work Expenses (see OAR 461-001-0000).

(e) One half of the remaining earned income.

(f) An income deduction for documented Blind Work Expenses (see OAR 461-001-0000).

(g) Any earned income used to fulfill a plan for self-support approved by the Social Security Administration.

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Or. Admin. Code § 461-160-0552

SSP 23-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-08; SSP 35-2015, f. 12-23-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016; SSP 11-2018, amend filed 03/09/2018, effective 4/1/2018; SSP 17-2018, minor correction filed 04/02/2018, effective 4/2/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 410.070, 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 413.085 & 414.685

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 410.070, 411.060, 411.070, 411.404, 413.085, 414.685 & 414.839