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MEDICAL SERVICES – APPENDIX N, FAMILY MEDICALLY NEEDY RESOURCE AND INCOME LEVELS 02-24-16 Page 3 of 19 10. That portion of payments received as a settlement (insurance, law suit, etc.) which is intended and used for a specific purpose, such as medical bills, attorney’s fees, etc. or as compensation for the loss of a resource (example – to repair or replace a vehicle). 11. Funds distributed to members of the Red Lake Bank of Chippewa Indian pursuant to Public Law 98- 123, enacted October 13, 1983, and funds distributed to members of the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community and the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation pursuant to Public Law 98-124, enacted October 13, 1983. 12. One burial plot per assistance unit member. 13. The total amount of federal tax refunds or advance payments for a period of 12 months following the date of receipt. Earned Income Credit (EIC) payments are totally disregarded as income or resources. 14. Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established pursuant to the settlement in the In Re Agent Orange product liability litigation retroactive to January 1, 1989. 15. Payments made under the Radiation Exposure Act (Public Law 101-426) retroactive to October 15, 1990. These payments may be made to individuals in which injury or death resulted from the exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. 16. Payments made under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (Title I of Public Law 100-383) and under the Aleution and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act (Title II of Public Law 100-383) to Aleuts. These Acts provide for the federal government to make restitution payments to the individuals or if deceased, the individual’s spouse, children or parents, who were interned during World War II. 17. Payments made under the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. These payments are made to members of the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe, the Penobscot Nation and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians for the settlement of land claims. 18. Payments made under the Aroostook Bank of Micmacs Settlement Act. These payments are made to members of the Arrostook Bank of Micmacs for the settlement of land claims. 19. Major disaster and emergency payments made to individuals and families under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 and comparable disaster assistance provided by States, local governments, and disaster assistance organizations. 20. Payments made from any fund established as a result of a class settlement in the case of Susan Walker vs. Bayer Corporation are in accordance with Section 4735 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33) . This case involved hemophiliacs who contracted the HIV virus from contaminated blood products. Also excluded from countable resources are payments made