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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 6000 6520 Medical Standard or Actual Expenses

6500 Medical Deduction 21. Insurance, Medicare 22. Insurance, Medipak 23. Lease costs formedical equipment 24. “Lifeline” service but not related phone costs 25. Lifts 26. Lodgingwhen needed to receive medical treatment 27. Medicaidcost sharing 28. Needles and syringes usedfor insulin or other prescription drugs 29. Nursing home care 30. Oxygen 31. Physician’s charges 32. Prosthesis 33. Psychotherapy 34. Rehabilitative services 35. Surgery 36. Surgical dressing supplies 37. Telephonic aids used by persons with a disability 38. Tests, medical 39. Therapy 40. Transportationto medical facility 41. Wheelchairs 42. Wheelchair ramps 6520 Medical Standard or Actual Expenses SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Households with allowable medical expenses may claim the medical standard deduction or elect to deduct actual medical expenses. The medical standard is a predetermined deduction that an eligible household may elect to use in the SNAP budget to calculate total medical costs. Standard Medical Deduction Households with allowable medical expenses who wish to claim medical deductions may claim the medical deduction if they have medical expenses of at least thirty-five dollars and one cent ($35.01). If expenses are less than the standard medical deduction amount (see Appendix D), the medical standard will be assigned, if they choose to claim and verify all their medical expenses. If medical expenses are greater than the standard medical deduction amount (see Appendix D), the household may choose either the medical standard or their actual medical expenses. If a household chooses to claim their actual expenses, the household will need to supply verification of all costs. To be eligible for the standard medical deduction (see Appendix D), the following conditions must be met at initial and subsequent case actions: • Households must verify, at each initial application, that they have incurred more than thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per month in qualifying medical expenses.