Section 17. Earned Income

A. If an applicant/recipient of CYFD medicaid has earned income and is not a full-time student in elementary school, high school, or a course of vocational or technical training, their earnings are considered in the earned income calculation. B. Earned income exclusions: (1) Exclusion for full-time students: If an applicant/recipient of CYFD medicaid has earned income and is a full-time student in elementary school, high school, or in a course of vocational or technical training, their earnings are totally excluded. (2) Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) earnings and earned income tax credit exclusion: JTPA earning/reimbursement and earned income tax credit payments are excluded from consideration as income regardless of whether the applicant/recipient is a full-time student. (3) Work-related expense disregard: An applicant/recipient of CYFD medicaid with earned income from employment is entitled to a deduction of $90 from gross monthly earnings for work-related expenses. (4) Census bureau employment: Wages paid by the census bureau for temporary employment related to the census are excluded from consideration as income in the eligibility determination process. (5) Recipients of Chafee medicaid: All earned income of an applicant/recipient between 18 and 21 years of age is excluded while receiving chafee independent living assistance from CYFD.