Obsolete 1121 - 409-15 Technology Dependent Waiver (TDW) Deductions

Effective Date November 1, 2010 - October 31, 2021

Previous Policy

Deduct these amounts in the following order from the client’s total income.

1. Earned income deduction:  The TDW earned income deduction is described in (409-5) and is on Table II-A. Subtract the earned income deduction from the client’s total earned income.  Add remaining earned income to the client’s total unearned income.

2. Personal Needs Allowance (PNA):  The TDW PNA is an amount equal to 100% of the FPL .  (Table II)

3. Shelter cost deduction for TDW client: No deduction.

4. Spousal Needs Allowance (SNA):  The SNA is described in 409-11.

5. Dependent Family Member Allowance:  This allowance is described in 409-12.

6. Health Insurance Premiums:  The deduction of health insurance premiums is described in 431-1.3.

7. Medical Bills:  The deduction of the client’s medical bills is described in 463-3.

The income remaining after these deductions is the client's contribution to cost of care (463-1).  The client must pay the contribution to cost of care to the DWS central business office  before receiving a medical card.