policyengine-variable-patterns

Apply standard naming patterns using state and program prefixes to encode government benefit rules without hard-coded constants. This ensures consistency, regulatory traceability, and unified organization across eligibility calculations, deductions, resource limits, and metadata across multiple programs.

Use prefix conventions based on state and program identifiers, then standardize components like adds, thresholds, and demographic variables. This approach parameterizes every numeric value, traces implementations to legal citations, and enforces architecture constraints for single-period simulation.

Apply the {state}_{program} prefix pattern to your base variable and all sub-variables covering income, eligibility, and resources. This unified naming structure supports consistency across components while maintaining regulatory documentation and avoiding forbidden features.

Yes. Standard naming patterns enable parameterization of all numeric values, document time-bound deduction limitations, and enforce single-period simulation constraints. This design supports regulatory traceability and compliance verification across federal and state programs.

Patterns enforce single-period simulation and restrict certain architectural features to maintain compliance. Document any time-bound deductions and program-specific constraints within your naming structure to capture design limitations and ensure implementations remain traceable to legal citations.