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3440.65.05 ONE-TIME ONLY MEDICAL EXPENSES (S)

AGs with medical insurance that are entitled to the medical deduction will have the portion of their medical expenses, which have not been paid by an insurance company or another third party, considered as a one-time only expense when the information about the client's share of the expense is received. This will usually be known when the statement is received from Medicare or the insurance company explaining what amount was paid and the remaining portion of the bill that is the client's responsibility to pay. When the amount paid by the 3rd party is entered in the reimbursed amount field, the remainder of the bill will be counted.

One-time only medical expenses are budgeted in one of two ways: • A one-month deduction in the budget month in which the bill is due during the application process month, or the first month the caseworker will be able to allow the expense if reported as a change; or • A deduction prorated over each of the rest of the months of the certification period. The caseworker will prorate the expense over the period beginning with the first budget month in which the expense may be included and ending with the last budget month of the certification period.

If the person with the expense also receives MED I, the SNAP AG must be FIATed, because none of the MED I categories allow the pro-ration of one-time medical expenses. If the expense is a SNAP only expense, then FIATing is not necessary. 3440.65.10 ONE-TIME ONLY NON-MEDICAL EXPENSES (S)

All one-time only expenses except medical expenses are budgeted in one of the two ways: • A one-month deduction in the budget month in which the bill is due during the application process month or the first month the expense may be budgeted; or • A deduction prorated over the remaining months of the eligibility period regardless of when it is reported. The expense will be prorated over the period beginning with the next budget month of the eligibility period and ending with the last month of the eligibility period. 3440.65.15 CHANGES IN ONE-TIME ONLY EXPENSES (S)

If the AG reports a change in a one-time expense, the new expense is added to the current expenses.

The worker must explain the budgeting options to the client and assist with determining which option is to the AG's advantage.

Case notes should include a statement about which option the client selected. 3440.70.00 BUDGETING LESS OFTEN THAN MONTHLY EXPENSES (S)