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SNAP 602-3 ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT DETERMINATION Deductions-Medical Supersedes: SNAP 602-3 (03/21/2022) Reference: 7 CFR 273.9(d)(1) through (6), 7 CFR 273.10(d) Overview: Elderly or disabled household members are eligible for a medical deduction for their total medical expenses minus any amount payable by a third party, such as health insurance, exceeding $35 per month per household. NOTE: The medical expense deduction is not available to an elderly or disabled household member who is an ineligible alien or SSN disqualified. The elderly medical deduction begins the month of the individual’s 60th birthday. HOUSEHOLDS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEDUCTION: • Elderly - households with an elderly (age 60 or older) member. An individual is considered elderly the month of the individual’s 60th birthday. • Disabled - households with a disabled member (SNAP 0-4). • Deceased - households with a legal obligation to pay medical expenses for deceased individuals who met the definition of elderly or disabled prior to dying and were SNAP household members at the time of death or time they entered a medical facility prior to death in the facility. • Recent Absence - households with a legal obligation to pay medical expenses for an elderly or a disabled individual who was a household member immediately prior to entering a hospital or nursing home. INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DEDUCTION: A spouse or other persons receiving benefits as a dependent of the SSI or SSDI recipient are not eligible for the medical expense deduction. REPORT AND VERIFY AT APPLICATION AND RECERTIFICATION: Households are required to report and verify the amount of medical expenses (including the total of reimbursements) at every application and recertification. The eligibility staff member should reasonably attempt to verify information with a collateral contact when documentary evidence cannot be obtained or is insufficient to make a determination of the