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Chapter: 1800 Income Program: FS 12

1810.0603 Medical and Social Service Programs (FS) Medical and social service program payments or in-kind benefits are excluded. Some examples are:

1. child welfare services provided under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act; 2. Title XX services; 3. services provided under Title III of the Older Americans Act; 4. Title XIX medical assistance (Medicaid); 5. Title XVIII health insurance (Medicare); 6. services provided under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; 7. mental health services; 8. Veterans Administration payments for aid and attendance, unreimbursed medical expenses and housebound allowances; 9. maternal and child health and children's services provided under Title V of the Social Security Act; and 10. payments made to participants of the Consumer Directed Care Project. 1810.0700 SUPPORT (FS) Support payments are those funds paid by a legal or non-legal parent intended for the support or maintenance of a member of the SFU.

Examples of support payments are:

1. voluntary and court ordered child support payments received from a legal or non-legal parent, 2. monies received to pay basic living expenses, and 3. income received for additional living expenses such as recreation and transportation.

The support is considered as unearned income of the child for whom the payment is intended. 1810.0701 Child Support (FS) If child support is paid through the court and a fee is deducted due to a court order, only the amount actually received by the individual is included as unearned income. If the individual requests that child support be paid through the court, the gross amount before court deductions are included as unearned income.

Child support retained by state collections is not counted as income. 1810.0705 Alimony (FS) Alimony is money allocated from one individual to another by the court as a result of a divorce or separation agreement. The amount of alimony received or anticipated to be received must be counted as unearned income minus any collection fees charged. 1810.0707 Verification of Support (FS) When child support or alimony is received or anticipated, the individual must provide verification at application and recertification of:

1. the amount received, 2. date payment received and whether it will continue, 3. whether or not payment is court ordered, 4. from whom and to whom the payments are made, and 5. the amount of any collection fee charged.