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1. Any in-kind gift, not converted to cash, and cash gifts that do not exceed $2000 in any calendar year from a 501(c)(3) organization (e.g., Make-a-Wish Foundation, other charities or churches) for the benefit of a child under age 18 with a life threatening condition.
B. These gifts are defined as follows:
1. Such gifts are excluded from income and resources.
2. This exclusion includes a gift to a parent whose income is subject to deeming if the gift is for the benefit of the child and does not exceed the limits discussed above.
3. Interest and dividends earned on funds excluded by this provision are not excluded from income or resources.
Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
Rule 8.9: HIV and Hemophiliac Settlement Payments.
A. These payments are defined as follows:
1. Payments from Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund and Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation, et al, settlement fund.
B. These payments are treated as follows:
1. These payments are excluded from income and resources.
2. The interest earned on retained funds is excluded from income effective July 2004.
Source: Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR § 435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
Rule 8.10: Home Produce for Personal Consumption.
A. This produce is defined as follows:
1. Home produce is food which a person catches in the wild or raises.
B. This produce is treated as follows:
1. Home produce is excluded from income if it is consumed by the individual or his household.
2. If home produce is basically raised for home consumption rather than business and the amount of produce traded or sold is small, e.g., extra eggs, home-canned beans, etc., assume the production costs equaled the value of what was received; therefore, no