Kansas Family Medical Assistance

Manual (KFMAM)

Eligibility Policy - 7/11/2026

0600 >>> 06100

6122 Reasonable Compatibility - This budgeting method is used as verification of earnings and the lack of earnings. It is used to determine if wages reported by the consumer are generally consistent with information received through a recognized data exchange or other source. If information from the source is reasonably compatible with the customer’s statement, additional information cannot be requested. Income amounts from both the customer and the source are converted to a monthly amount for the reasonable compatibility test; and the amounts are compared.

The reasonable compatibility test only applies to Tier 2 verification and is used for earnings and when no earned income has been reported. When verifying earnings, the applicant must have provided enough information to determine the reported monthly income in order to do the reasonable compatibility test. In situations where the consumer has reported an hourly wage but failed to report the number of hours worked per week, the self-attestation can be determined using an assumed 40 hours per week. When an hourly wage is provided along with a range of hours, the average of the range of hours is used.

Applicable data sources are The Work Number and the wage records on KDOL (BASI). The reasonable compatibility test is performed in KEES. When the Work Number (TALX) is used, the income from the most recent 30 days will be compared to the reported income.

When KDOL (BASI) is used, the income from the most recent quarter of the two prior quarters is used to determine an average monthly amount and then compared to the reported income to determine if it can be accepted as verification.

There are two reasonable compatibility tests that are conducted; an individual test and a household-level test. Initially, each individual's income is tested to determine whether it is reasonably compatible.