426-4        INTERIM ASSISTANCE SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION

An individual is not eligible for IA Interim Assistance for any month in which his or her countable income, after rounding, exceeds the applicable APA need standard.

When an IA Interim Assistance recipient becomes ineligible for IA Interim Assistance because of excess income, the case worker must either suspend the IA Interim Assistance payment or close the IA Interim Assistance case according to APA policy on suspension and termination.  (Refer to manual section 480-5 for the policy on APA suspension and termination.)

If the IA Interim Assistance case is closed because of excess income, the APA /Medicaid application is held in pended status until an initial decision on eligibility for SSI Supplemental Security Income benefits is made.