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(D) earned income tax credits under 26 U.S.C. 32 (Internal Revenue Code);

(E) federal noncash benefits, including Medicare, Medicaid, assistance under 7 U.S.C. 2011 — 2036c (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)), and supplements under 42 U.S.C. 1786 (Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)); and

(F) any federal major disaster and emergency assistance or any comparable disaster assistance provided by states, local governments, or disaster assistance organizations; and

(3) deducting payments made for

(A) legally obligated child support; and

(B) catastrophic medical or dental costs. (b) The department will or a designee shall determine a family’s eligibility by using the family’s monthly income, calculated under (a) of this section. The department will or the designee shall make a best estimate of the average monthly income a family receives or is expected to receive for the period during which the family’s eligibility is being determined. Either or both of the following methods may be used to calculate prospective average monthly income:

(1) projecting the monthly income a family receives or is expected to receive on a monthly basis for the period which eligibility is being determined based on employer verification or income information provided by the family;

(2) averaging seasonal, commission, or other irregular income and irregular deductions, such as catastrophic medical or dental payments, for a period not to exceed 12 months. (c) In this section, catastrophic medical or dental payments may be considered only for that portion of the medical or dental payments that exceed 10 percent of the family’s monthly income, if the payments are made for more than 60 days, and are projected to be an ongoing expense for more than six months. The following medical and dental payments considered under this section are for services provided to parents and children in the child care assistance family:

(1) procedures and treatments allowable for payment under AS 47.07, regardless of the family member’s eligibility for Medicaid coverage under AS 47.07;

(2) adult dental care and treatment for

(A) preventative dental care;

(B) treatment of cavities, pain, and infection; and

(C) dentures and orthodontia in extreme cases of malformation meeting criteria under AS 47.07 for payment for care and treatment for children under the Medicaid program; and