315.07 Good Cause for Not Developing Potential Sources of Income (MAM)

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Medical assistance applicants and recipients are exempt from developing potential sources of income if good cause exists. Good cause exists if the individual verifies that a physical, mental, educational, or linguistic limitation prevented the medical assistance applicant or recipient from:

. applying for the other income or benefits for which they are potentially eligible; or

. taking the necessary steps to obtain the income or benefits.

If good cause exists, the medical assistance applicant or recipient is exempt from developing potential sources of income until the individual's next redetermination, at which time the exemption must be reviewed and, if good cause continues to exist, the exemption may be extended until the next regularly scheduled redetermination.

References: He-W 652.07, 42 CFR 435.608, 45 CFR 233.20(a)(3)(ix)