Department of Social Services
Family Support Division
PO Box 2320
Jefferson City, Missouri
TO: ALL FAMILY SUPPORT OFFICES
FROM: KIM EVANS, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: UPDATES TO INCOME AND DEDUCTION SECTIONS IN THE FAMILY MO HEALTHNET (MAGI) MANUAL
MANUAL REVISION #
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this memorandum is to introduce updates to the following income and deductions sections in the MAGI manual. Updates include formatting changes and specific changes to the following sections:
1805.030.05 Income Evidence is updated to include sections regarding excluded income types and recording notes;
1805.030.20.05 Income Included Under MAGI is updated to include severance pay, fishing income, additional information about disability benefits, and additional information about Social Security benefits;
1805.030.20.10 Income Excluded Under MAGI is updated to include Crowdfunding Account information that was erroneously removed, remove severance pay, and provide additional information about disability benefits;
1805.030.20.15 Allowable Deductions is partially rearranged for clarity and updated with current annual deduction limits;
1805.030.25.10 Patterns of Income is updated with a clarification to use the eligibility system to convert income whenever possible; and
1805.035.00 Adding Income Comments to Evidence is updated with the addition of comment/note examples.
NECESSARY ACTION:
- Review this memorandum with appropriate
- For income and deduction budgeting and verification during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, refer to IM-170, COVID-19 Verification for Family Healthcare Programs (MAGI) Update and
KE/ers