The customer applies for AHCCCS Medical Assistance on May 23rd. Her earnings history from Social Security shows wages earned through December of the previous year and verifies that she has 36 qualifying quarters. She states that she has earned $4,000 so far since the beginning of the current year.
For the current year, the most quarters for which she can be credited is 2 quarters because May is in the second quarter of the year. The 2 quarters from the current year plus the 36 quarters verified by SSA add up to 38. Since this is less than the 40 quarters needed to be exempt from sponsor deeming, the customer does not have to provide proof of the income earned this year.
NOTE When the fourth quarter of the current year is reached, the customer is potentially eligible for the exemption from sponsor deeming and income for any lag quarters will need to be verified.