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program established to aid victims of crime is excluded from resources for a period of 9 months beginning with the month following the month of receipt. To be excluded from resources under this section, the individual (or spouse) must demonstrate that any amount received was compensation for expenses incurred or losses suffered as the result of a crime.68

2630.40.00 DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT COMPENSATION The following is exempt as a resource by federal law: • Compensation of any kind (including stipends, supportive services, remuneration for out-of- pocket expenses, and so forth) provided to individuals who are volunteers in programs administered directly or through sponsoring agencies by the United States action Agency under Titles I, II, and III of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, is exempt. These programs include the Foster Grandparents Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Active Corps of Executives (ACE), Action Cooperative Volunteer Program • (ACV), Senior Companion Program, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), and University Year for Action (UYA).69 2630.45.00 PAYMENTS TO STUDENTS Education grants and loans received under Title IV of the Higher Education Act, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) programs are exempt for undergraduate students’ Medicaid.70 These exclusions are allowed for students in high school and GED programs as well as post-secondary education. Examples include: • Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG) • Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) • College Work Study • National Direct Student Loans (NDSL) • Guaranteed Student Loans • Pell Grants, and • Federal Perkins Loans Refer to Section 2860.05 for comprehensive listing. 2630.55.00 DISASTER ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS Assistance received under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act of 197471 or another federal statute because of a presidentially declared major disaster is permanently exempted as a resource. 2630.60.00 RADIATION EXPOSURE ACT BENEFITS Payments made from the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund established under the Radiation