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Chapter: 2400 Budgeting Income Program: FS 11 for the homeless income deduction. Should the homeless AG decide to verify actual shelter costs and claim their shelter costs in the eligibility determination, the homeless income deduction cannot be budgeted. 2410.0353 Excess Medical Expenses (FS) A disregard will be allowed for a portion of non-reimbursable medical expenses, excluding special diets, incurred by any assistance group individual who:

1. is 60 or over or will be 60 by the last day in the month of application;

2. receives SSI under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, including individuals receiving emergency SSI benefits based on presumptive eligibility (must be actually receiving payments);

3. receives SSA disability and blindness benefits (must be actually receiving payments) under Titles I, II, X, XIV or XVI of the Social Security Act or receives medical assistance based on disability under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or receives disability-based state general assistance. (These individuals are considered disabled provided the disability criteria are as stringent as those under Title XVI of the Social Security Act.);

4. is a veteran with a service connected or non-service connected disability rated or paid as total under Title 38 of the United States Code, or considered in need of regular aid and attendance, or permanently housebound under such title of the code;

5. is a veteran's surviving spouse considered in need of aid and attendance or permanently housebound;

6. is a veteran's surviving child considered to be permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38 of the United States Code;

7. is a veteran's surviving spouse or child receiving or approved to receive compensation due to the veteran's service connected death under Title 38 of the United States Code and who has a disability considered permanent by SSA, or receiving or approved to receive pension benefits for a non-service connected death under Title 38 of the United States Code and who has a disability considered permanent by SSA;

8. receives federally or state administered supplemental benefits under Section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act provided that the eligibility to receive benefits is based upon the disability or blindness criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act;

9. receives federally or state administered supplemental benefits under Section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66;

10. receives disability retirement benefits from a governmental agency because of a disability considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act;

11. receives an annuity payment under Section 2(a)(1)(iv) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and is determined to be eligible to receive Medicare by the Railroad Retirement Board, or Section 2(a)(i)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, and is determined to be disabled based on the criteria used under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; or

12. receives disability retirement under the Federal Employee Compensation Act (FECA) which is due to the individual opting to receive FECA benefits because they are higher than Civil Service Retirement benefits (the disability must be considered permanent under Section 221(i) of the Social Security Act).