The
formula used to determine income and to consider eligibility for
SSI-Linked, Medically Needy, and Aged and Disabled Medi-Cal programs.
Step 1:
If you have unearned income (for example, an SSDI benefit), subtract a
$20 "General Income Exclusion" from it to calculate your countable
unearned income. If you do not have unearned income, this exclusion is
applied to any earned income.
Step 2: If you have earned income (for example,
wages), subtract a $65 "Earned Income Exclusion" from it (along with
the remainder of the $20 "General Income Exclusion" that you have not
applied to Unearned Income), along with any Impairment Related Work
Expenses, and divide the resulting figure by two to find your countable
earned income. If you have Blind Work Expenses, subtract them after you
divide by two.
Step 3: Add your countable unearned income to your countable earned income to find your total countable income.
Different Medi-Cal programs may include more deductions or exclude
certain types of income. See the program descriptions for details.