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Title 8: Medicaid Page 37 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter E: Income Types of Non-MAGI-Related Income Revised April 11, 2025 Other Excluded Federal Payments

 Exclude Japanese-Canadian restitution payments from the Canadian Government to individual Japanese- Canadians who were interned or relocated during World War II. Use documents from the client to identify or verify the nature of the payments.

If the client has no documents, ask if the client was 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 income.

 Exclude assistance except wages or salaries provided under Chapter 35 of Title 42 U.S. Code, Programs for Older Americans. Count wages and salaries as earned income. Examples of programs offered include community service employment and the Green Thumb employment services program.

 Exclude as income and as a resource payments made under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Trust Fund payment. This program compensates people 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. Personal Services 20 CFR 416.1102, 20 CFR 416.1103, 20 CFR 416.1123; P. L. 103-60 Personal services performed for a client, such as lawn mowing, house cleaning, and grocery shopping, are not considered income. Property Tax Refunds 20 CFR 416.1124(c)(1) Exclude any amount a client receives from any public agency as a return or refund of taxes paid on real property. Verify the amount using the tax statement, or contact the state or local taxing authority. File the statement or a copy of the statement in the case record.