WAC 182-509-0135 MCS--Allocating income of an ineligible spouse to a medical care services (MCS) client.

This section applies to medical care services (MCS).  When an individual is married and lives with the nonapplying spouse, the following income is available to the individual:

1.  The remainder of the individual's wages, retirement benefits or separate property after reducing the income by:

a.  The MCS earned income work incentive deduction, as specified in WAC 182-509-0175; and

b. An amount not to exceed the ordered amount paid for court or administratively ordered current or back support for legal dependents living outside the home.

2.  The remainder of the nonapplying spouse's wages, retirement benefits and separate property after reducing the income by: 

a.  An amount not to exceed the ordered amount paid for court or administratively ordered current or back support for legal dependents living outside the home; and

b.  The one-person eligibility standard amount as specified under WAC 182-508-0230 which includes ineligible assistance unit members.

3. One-half of all other community income, as provided in WAC 182-509-0005.