<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:46:11:03 Income eligibility.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:46:11:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:46:11:03 Income eligibility."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:46:11:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Income eligibility.</b> After the $20 disregard, income for a QMB individual may not exceed 100 percent of the federal poverty level established in &#167;&nbsp;67:11:01:03. If the individual's countable income is 100 percent of the federal poverty level or less and the individual is married and living with a spouse, the income of the spouse must be considered. If their combined countable income exceeds 100 percent of the federal poverty level for two individuals, the individual is ineligible.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After the $20 disregard, the countable income for a SLMB individual must exceed 100 percent of the federal poverty level and be less than 120 percent of the federal poverty level. If the individual's countable income is less than 120 percent of the federal poverty level and the individual is married and living with a spouse, the income of the spouse must be considered. If their combined countable income is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the federal poverty level for two individuals, the individual is ineligible.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After the $20 disregard, the countable income for a QI individual must be at least 120 percent of the federal poverty level and be less than 135 percent of the federal poverty level. If the individual's countable income is less than 135 percent of the federal poverty level and the individual is married and living with a spouse, the income of the spouse must be considered. If their combined countable income is equal to or greater than 135 percent of the federal poverty level for two individuals, the individual is ineligible.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 15 SDR 171, effective May 15, 1989; 16 SDR 203, effective May 27, 1990; transferred from &#167;&nbsp;67:16:30:03, effective August 23, 1992; 19 SDR 141, effective March 25, 1993; 20 SDR 92, effective December 21, 1993; 21 SDR 162, effective March 23, 1995; 41 SDR 93, effective December 3, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-Reference:</b> Income disregard, &#167;&nbsp;67:46:11:09.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>