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Federally Mandated Income Exclusions Certain Vietnam veterans’ natural children regardless of age or marital status, for any disability resulting from spina bifida suffered by such children Certain Korea service veterans’ natural children regardless of their age or marital status, for any disability resulting from spina bifida suffered by such children Women Vietnam veterans’ natural children regardless of their age or marital status, for certain birth defects Austrian social insurance payments received under the provisions of the Austrian General Social Insurance Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1613(a), 20 C.F.R. § 416.1236 (2023). These payments must be documented and identifiable from countable insurance Payments made to Native Americans as listed in Part IV of 20 C.F.R. Part 416 Appendix to Subpart K (2023) Payments from the Ricky Ray hemophilia relief fund or the class settlement in the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation et al. under the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1998, Pub. Law 105-369 3.6 SSI Methodology: Treatment of Resources 3.6.1 Scope and Purpose A. For the purposes of Medicaid eligibility, the assessment of resources is not tied, at least directly, to the person's availability to pay for health care. Instead, a resource is defined broadly as cash or other property that a person owns or has access to that is or could be used for personal support and maintenance. This Section describes the general treatment of resources when using the SSI methodology to determine eligibility for the IHCC groups to which it applies. There are differences in the types of resources that count and how they are reviewed for Community and LTSS Medicaid. Key differences in the review process are as follows: 1. Simplified Resource Review for Community Medicaid – States that have expanded eligibility for low-income elders and adults with disabilities up to one hundred percent (100%) of the FPL have the authority under Federal Regulations to utilize a simplified standard when evaluating resources for initial eligibility and at renewal. Although the same resources are