Zero Earnings

When a No Income Reported verification isn’t displayed on the Verification List page, it is necessary to manually create a Zero Earnings record for all Program Persons reporting no income.  

This is applicable to all applicants and their spouse who do not report earnings, report non-wage income only, such as self-employment or unearned income, or fail to answer questions about their income.

Zero Earnings records do not pertain to Long Term Care and Working Healthy. They do apply to other medical programs such as MAGI, Medically Needy Spenddowns, MediKan, and MSP programs.

Follow the steps below to create a Zero Earnings record:

1. In the context of the case, select Eligibility from the Global navigation bar. Select Customer Information from the Local navigation bar. Open the Financial data pages by clicking on the + beside Financial from Task Navigation. Select Income from Task Navigation.

2. On the Income List page, select the Program Type.  

   1. Medical used for most situations.

   2. Use MIPPA when it is a MIPPA application.

   3. Use Elderly & Disabled when:

      1.  A PMG determination is being completed.  The PMG question should only be completed if the consumer is PMG eligible or could potentially be PMG eligible.

      2.  An income record with the Display Program type of Family Medical is set to “Verified” due to Both Below.

      3.  Income is being allocated (LTC).

      4. The applicant has both MAGI and LTC/WH program blocks.

3. Select the appropriate Income Category from the drop-down menu. See KEES Medical Income Values for more information.

4. Click the Add button to navigate to the Income Detail page.

5. On the Income Detail page select the Consumer receiving the income using the Name drop-down menu.

6. Select Wages using the Type drop-down menu.  

7. Select  Every Week Frequency from the drop-down menu.

NOTE: Leave the Name of Business field blank.  

8. Under the Income Amounts section, select the appropriate Program from the Display Programs drop-down menu and click the Add button.  The Income Amount Detail page displays.  

9. On the lower half of the page, enter 0 in the Reported Amount text box.

10. Enter the Begin Date using mm/dd/yyyy or the Calendar Icon. Use the first day of the first month the resource is counted. This may be the application month or the first prior medical month.

11. Select Pending from the Verified drop-down menu.  

12. Select Consumer Statement from the Source drop-down menu.  

13. Click the Save and Return button.  The Income Detail page displays.  

14. Click the Save and Return button.  The Income List page displays.  

NOTE: The Employment column on the Income List page should be blank for consumers with Zero Earnings.