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Title 8: Medicaid Page 107 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter D: Resources Specific Non-MAGI-Related Resources September 13, 2024 Household Goods and Personal Effects Household Goods and Personal Effects (Cont.) Exclude items required by any household member because of the person’s medical or physical condition, regardless of value. For example, exclude prosthetic devices, dialysis machines, wheelchairs, and hospital beds.

Exclude household goods and personal effects that were excluded in the attribution of resources. In spousal impoverishment cases, the household goods and personal effects retained by the community spouse are excluded as resources to the institutionalized spouse when determining Medicaid eligibility. Housing Assistance Provided by HUD or FMHA 20 CFR 416.1124(b); U.S. Housing Act of 1937, Section 8; U.S. Housing Act of 1959, Section 202(h); National Housing Act; Housing Act of 1949, Title V; Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, Section 101; (Section 1701 of 12 USC, section 1451 of 42 USC) Do not count rent subsidies, cash toward utilities, or indirect assistance (guaranteed loans, mortgages, and mortgage insurance) provided to homebuyers by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/World Development. Do not count any rent reduction to a person in low-income housing when the assistance is under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended. Verify the authority for the client’s federal or federally assisted housing. If the client cannot get verification, contact the local public housing authority. If HUD and a private owner have entered into a contract directly, contact the owner or manager of the project to verify the nature and authority for the housing assistance payments. Record the findings in the client’s case record. Income Tax Refunds Public Law 111-312 Public Law 112-240 Federal income tax refunds are excluded for 12 months from the date of receipt. Exclude state income tax refunds as a resource for the month of receipt and the month following the month of receipt.