; or (bb) an individual who is described in subsection (a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII). (IV) State option A State may rely on the findings of the State agency responsible for administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 in the case of an individual not described in subclause (III). (vii) Recent annual income establishing eligibility (I) In general For purposes of determining the income eligibility for medical assistance of an individual whose eligibility is determined based on the application of modified adjusted gross income under subparagraph (A), a State shall provide that an individual whose eligibility date occurs in January, February, March, or April of a calendar year shall be financially eligible if the individual’s modified adjusted gross income for the preceding calendar year satisfies the income eligibility requirement applicable to the individual. (II) Definition For purposes of this clause, an eligibility date means— (aa) in the case of an individual who is not receiving medical assistance when the individual applies for an insurance affordability program (as defined in section 2 of the Easy Enrollment in Health Care Act ), whether such application takes place through section 3(b) of such Act or otherwise, the date on which such individual applies for such program