Kansas Family Medical Assistance
Manual (KFMAM)
Eligibility Policy - 11/22/2024
05100
5110 - Income must be real. To be real, income must be such that its value can be defined and measured.
5110.01 - Income value must be established by objective measurement.
5110.02 - Income shall be considered available when a client has a legal interest therein and the legal ability to make it available. Earned income is available to the individual producing it and all persons for whom he is a member of their individual budget unit. Unearned income is available to the individual for whom it is intended and all persons for whom he is a member of their individual budget unit.
5110.03 - The income of all persons who are included in the individual budget unit must be considered but will not always be counted. See 5130 for additional information about when an individual may be in the IBU but not have their income included in the determination. If, in the month of application, a member of the IBU has left the home, his or her income shall not be considered as being available to the family in that month. Also see 5400.
5110.04 - A conversion of property from one form to another shall not be considered as income except for the proceeds from a contract for the sale of property.