DHCS clarified its MAGI Income and Deductions chart to account for recent IRS clarification about live-in caregiver wages. Caregiver wages paid under certain IHSS and Home and Community Based Waivers are not counted for MAGI determinations when paid to a provider who lives with the Medi-Cal beneficiary receiving personal care services.
This exemption applies to:
- In-Home Operations Waiver
- Nursing Facility/Acute Hospital Waiver
- Personal Care Services Program
- In-Home Supportive Services Plus Option
- Community First Choice Option
- In-Home Supportive Services – Residual Program
DHCS MEDIL I 16-17 (September 21, 2016).