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1. Retroactive Social Security and SSI/SSP – Retroactive payments of Federal SSI, SSP (the State only supplement to SSI), or RSDI benefits are excluded for nine (9) months beginning on the FOM after the month of receipt. These payments are also excluded as resources during the month of receipt. 2. Funds for Replacing Excluded Resources – Cash and interest earned on that cash are excluded when received from any source, including casualty insurance, when it is for the purpose of repairing or replacing an excluded resource that is lost, stolen, or damaged. The exclusion is allowed for nine (9) months from the month of receipt of such funds and may be extended for an additional nine (9) months for good cause. 3. Earned Income Tax Credit – State and Federal earned income tax credit refunds and advance payments are excluded as resources for one (1) year beginning the month after receipt. 4. Health and Human Services Payments – Cash received for Health and Human Services is excluded for the calendar month following the month of receipt. The month following the month of receipt, the cash counts as a resource if it has been retained. 5. Victim’s Compensation Payments – State-administered victims’ compensation payments are excluded for twelve (12) months after the month of receipt. 6. Relocation Payments – State and local government relocation payments are excluded for twelve (12) months after the month of receipt. 7. Expenses from Last Illness and Burial – Payments, gifts, and inheritances occasioned by the death of another person are excluded provided that they are used for expenses resulting from the last illness and burial of the deceased and by the end of the calendar month following the month of receipt. 8. Long-term Care Insurance Partnership – Amounts equal to the amount paid monthly in benefits from the time of application for long-term care insurance are disregarded as a resource when determining Medicaid eligibility under the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. Law 109- 171. For purposes of LTSS eligibility, the same amount is excluded when determining the amount to be recovered from a beneficiary’s estate. 9. Dedicated home repair and modification funds – Up to an additional four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) may be set aside for a limited period – not to exceed one (1) year – in a separate dedicated account for the purposes of home repairs/modifications that enable a Medicaid LTSS beneficiary to continue to receive home-based care. Funds may only be used for such expenses when they are not covered by a third (3rd) party, including