55 Pa. Code § 181.132 - Deductions from earned income
The following amounts are deducted from earned income in the order listed in determining income eligibility:
(1)
Portion of $20 monthly deduction
not deducted from unearned income. The portion of the $20 monthly
deduction in §
181.131(b)
(relating to deductions from unearned income) which has not been deducted from
unearned income is deducted from earned income in the same month for each
applicant/recipient group.
(2)
Sixty five dollars of earned income in a month. An employed
aged, blind or disabled applicant/recipient is entitled to an earned income
deduction of $65 of his gross earned income per month.
(3)
Earned income of a disabled
applicant/recipient used to pay impairment-related work expenses.
Earned income used by an applicant/recipient who is disabled and under 65 years
of age to pay impairment-related work expenses is excluded. This exclusion is
given to an applicant/recipient who is disabled and 65 years of age or older if
he had received MA benefits as a disabled recipient in at least one of the 12
consecutive months prior to the month that he reached 65 years of age. This
exclusion is also given to an applicant/recipient who is disabled and 65 years
of age or older if it can be determined that the person should have been
determined eligible for MA benefits as a disabled MA recipient in at least one
of the 24 consecutive months prior to the month that he reached 65 years of age
and was denied. This exclusion is not given to blind applicants/recipients.
Impairment-related work expenses include, but are not limited to:
(i) Payments for attendant care services if
assistance is needed by the applicant/recipient in traveling to and from work,
while at work, and at home because of his impairment.
(ii) Payments for a medical device if the
applicant's/recipient's impairment requires him to use the device to work.
(iii) Payments for a prosthetic
device if the applicant's/recipient's impairment requires him to use the
prosthetic device to work.
(iv)
Payments for impairment related nonmedical appliances and equipment and
residential modifications needed by the applicant/recipient for his
employment.
(v) Payments for drugs
and medical services if necessary to the applicant/recipient to control his
impairment.
(vi) Payments for
installing, maintaining and repairing the items listed in subparagraphs (i)-(v)
that are necessary for the applicant's/recipient's employment.
(vii) Payments for similar items and services
not listed in subparagraphs (i)-(vi) which are directly related to the
applicant's/recipient's impairment and needed by him to work.
(4)
One-Half of remaining
earned income in a month. An employed aged, blind or disabled
applicant/recipient is entitled to a deduction of 1/2 of the remaining earned
income after the deduction in paragraph (2), and when applicable, the
deductions in paragraphs (1) and (3).
(5)
Earned income of a blind
applicant/recipient used to pay expenses attributable to earning the income.
Earned income of an applicant/recipient who is blind and under 65
years of age which is used to pay expenses reasonably attributable to the
earning of the income. This exclusion is given to an applicant/recipient who is
blind and 65 years of age or older if he had received MA benefits as a blind
recipient in at least one of the 12 consecutive months prior to the month that
he reached 65 years of age. This exclusion is also given to an
applicant/recipient who is blind and 65 years of age or older if it can be
determined that the person should have been determined eligible for MA benefits
as a blind MA recipient in at least one of the 24 consecutive months prior to
the month that he reached 65 years of age and was denied. An employed
applicant/recipient who is blind and under 65 years of age is entitled to
deductions from his earned income for the following expenses:
(i) Transportation expenses which include
cane travel instruction, a guide dog and the dog's upkeep expenses, and public
transportation such as bus or cab fare. If the transportation is provided by
private automobile, the deduction is the actual cost up to 15¢ per mile.
(ii) Job performance expenses such
as, but not limited to, braille instruction, child care costs if not otherwise
provided, equipment needed on the job, lunches, optical aids, uniforms and care
of the uniforms, a wheelchair if necessary due to disability, translation of
materials into braille and a reader.
(iii) Job improvement expenses which include,
but are not limited to, stenotype instruction for a blind typist, key punch
training and computer program training courses.
Notes
The provisions of this § 181.132 issued under section 403(b) of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § 403(b)).
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