003.01(D)(iii) ONE TIME ONLY MEDICAL EXPENSES.

A one-time only medical expense is the cost of a medical occurrence which is not ongoing or routine. The following procedures apply solely to one time only medical expenses: (1) If a household reports a onetime only medical expense at certification or recertification, the household will have the choice of having the expense: (a) Budgeted as a lump sum; or (b) Averaged and budgeted over the certification period; (2) If a household reports they anticipate a medical expense during the certification period and at the time of certification they can provide adequate verification of the anticipated expense, the expense can be prorated over the entire certification period; (3) If a household reports a onetime only medical expense during the certification period, the household will have the choice of having the expense: (a) Budgeted as a lump sum; or (b) Averaged and budgeted over the remaining months in the certification period; (4) If a household reports they anticipate a medical expense during the certification period but are unable to provide the verification at the time of certification, the expense will be allowed if the verification is provided during the certification period and the expense will be prorated over the balance of the certification period; or (5) If a one-time medical expense was averaged over the certification period and the certification period is extended, the one-time medical expense will be recalculated. The medical expense will be averaged over the months in the extended certification period.