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N.J.A.C. 10:71-5.3 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 57 No. 12, June 16, 2025 NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 71. MEDICAID ONLY > SUBCHAPTER 5. INCOME § 10:71-5.3 Income exclusions (a) Only the following income shall be excluded in the determination of countable income. Income exclusions shall be applied to unearned income first, then to earned income as appropriate. Exclusions shall be applied in the order of their appearance in this section. 1. Monies received as a result of the sale of a resource shall be excluded. These monies shall be treated as a resource (see N.J.A.C. 10:71-4.2 and N.J.A.C. 10:71-4.4(b)8ii). 2. Monies received as a result of the settlement of a casualty insurance claim, if such settlement is intended as compensation for the loss or destruction of a previously excludable resource, shall be excluded (see N.J.A.C. 10:71-4.4(b)8i). 3. Third-party payments for medical care or services, including room and board furnished during medical confinement, shall be excluded. 4. The value of social services (for example, advice, training, consultation) performed by any governmental or private agency shall be excluded. 5. The value of food stamps shall be excluded. 6. All loans which are actually repayable shall be excluded. i. Regular contributions to an individual by his or her family, which are made over an extended period of time and which would be impossible to repay given the individual's current and/or future financial status, shall not be considered loans. Contributions of this nature shall be treated as income in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:71-5.2. 7. Benefits received under the following Federal programs shall be exempt: i. The value of benefits received under the Federal WIC program shall be exempt. ii. The value of meals provided under the National School Lunch Act shall be exempt. iii. Training incentive payments made under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) of 1973 shall be exempt. iv. Payments received under Title II of the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 shall be exempt. v. Payments received for services performed in connection with the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be exempt. Such programs include the Foster Grandparents Program, Older Americans Community Service Program, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), the Active Cooperative Volunteer Program (AVP), the Active Corps of Executive (ACE), and other programs which are coordinated by the Federal ACTION agency. vi. Payments made by the Disaster Assistance Administration shall be exempt. vii. The value of assistance to children under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 shall be exempt.