OAR 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.