Section 114.430   Extension of Medical Assistance Due to Increased Income from Employment

a)         A six (6) month extension of medical assistance shall be provided for General Assistance cases consisting of at least one adult and one child when General Assistance is terminated due to increased income from employment.  This extension shall begin with the General Assistance case's first month of ineligibility.  Ineligibility may result from initial or increased earnings.

b)         The initial six (6) month medical assistance period can be extended for a total of six (6) additional months.  Eligibility for an extension beyond the initial six (6) month period shall exist if:

1)         the Medical Extension Report Forms are returned by the due date;

2)         an eligible child is still in the home;

3)         the client's earnings from the past three (3) months minus child care costs are less than 185% of the AFDC poverty line; and

4)         the client has not quit employment without good cause.

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 2277, effective February 15, 1993)