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Title 8: Medicaid Page 122 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter D: Resources Specific Non-MAGI-Related Resources September 13, 2024 Other Excluded Federal Payments Other Excluded Federal Payments (Cont.) If the applicant or member has no documents, ask if they were imprisoned, relocated, deported, or deprived of other rights in Canada during the period of December 1941 to March 1949 because of Japanese ancestry. If yes, exclude the payment. If no, count the payment as a resource.

 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act payments that compensate persons for injuries or death resulting from exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. After the affected person’s death, payments are made to the surviving spouse, children, or grandchildren. Any interest on these funds is counted as income.

 Relocation Assistance payments provided to owners, tenants, or occupants who were displaced when property was acquired by a federal, state, or local government-assisted project. Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) 20 CFR 416.1180, 20 CFR 416.1181, 20 CFR 416.1225, 20 CFR 416.1226 Exclude resources of a blind or disabled member under the age of 65 if they are needed to fulfill a plan for achieving self-support (PASS). People 65 or over get this exclusion only if they were receiving SSI payments because of blindness or disability in the month before they turned 65. Check the SDX when an SSI recipient states that a plan for achieving self-support exists. Property Necessary for Employment 20 CFR 416.1224 Exclude any tools, equipment, and uniforms necessary for a client’s employment. The applicant or member must give you a signed statement listing the items required. If necessary, contact the employer for verification. Property in a Homestead 20 CFR 416.1212 Exclude a homestead as a resource regardless of value. A homestead is any shelter used as the principal place of residence by the member, spouse, or dependent (including a child under age 18 or the disabled adult child of the member or spouse). It includes surrounding contiguous land and any buildings on this land. It may be fixed or mobile and located on land or water.