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287 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 5: Financial eligibility funds unless there is clear evidence they are available to the participant. For all programs except OSIPM and MSP, interest and dividends earned on funds in a bank account are counted as unearned income, unless the account is excluded as a resource. For HSD medical programs: • Interest and dividends earned on funds in a bank account are excluded as income. • Resources are not considered in eligibility determination. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0030 — Bank Account 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements 414-175-0030 — General Financial Eligibility 461-140-0020 — Availability of Resources Black lung benefits Black Lung Benefits paid to miners or their survivors under the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act are counted as unearned income. In ONE, black lung benefits are coded on the Unearned Income screen: • Unearned Income Category – Other Income • Unearned Income Type – Black Lung Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 461-145-0035 — Black Lung Benefits 414-175-0035 — Specific Financial Requirements 410-200-0015 (54) and (55) — General Definitions Burial arrangements and burial funds Burial arrangements may include prepaid arrangements that make allowance for burial costs. They are generally made with a licensed funeral director, burial insurance or burial trust funds designating a funeral director as the beneficiary. Burial arrangements do not include a burial space. Burial funds are an identifiable fund set aside for a participant’s burial costs. A burial fund does not include a burial space. For all programs except OSIPM, burial insurance is considered a form of life insurance. A burial arrangement is treated as follows: • For ERDC, REF, REFM, SNAP and TANF, exclude the equity value of one prepaid burial arrangement for each member of the filing group. • For OSIPM individuals who were blind or disabled eligible for SSI in December 1973, exclude up to