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230 spouse or dependent child. The same regulation applies to a widow of a veteran without any dependent children. iii) For aged, disabled, or blind Long-Term Care institution recipients engaged in income-producing activities, an additional amount of $65 per month plus one-half of the remaining gross income may be retained by the individual. iv) Effective September 15, 1994, aged, disabled, or blind Long-Term Care institution residents, HCBS or PACE recipients with mandatory withholdings from earned or unearned income to cover federal state, and local taxes may have an additional amount included as a deduction from the patient payment. The patient payment deduction must be for a specific accounting period when the taxes are owed and expected to be withheld from income or paid by the individual in the accounting period. The Eligibility Site must verify that the taxes were withheld. If the taxes are not paid, the Eligibility Site must establish a recovery. The deduction is also applicable for any Federal pensions with mandated tax withholdings from unearned income despite the individual earner being institutionalized. All other pensions will discontinue the tax withholding once notified that the recipient is receiving institutionalized care through Medicaid, thus signifying that the withholding was not mandatory. This deduction does not apply to individuals who have elected to have taxes withheld from their earnings as a means to receiving a greater tax refund. e. The reserve specified in section 8.100.7.V.3.d.iii. of this volume shall apply to Long-Term Care institution residents who are engaged in income- producing activities on a regular basis. Types of income-producing activities include: i) work in a sheltered workshop or work activity center;