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374 Volume 11 March 2011 Section 1.7 Actions on Cases of Relatives: This section has been added to clarify how cases of employees’ relatives should be handled. Section 5.1 (9) Medical Expenses: The word “outstanding” was added to clarify that the amount of outstanding medical expenses will be verified prior to initial certification. Section 5.5 Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS)/State Verification and Exchange System (SVES): A paragraph was added to this section to clarify that IEVS/SVES matches are mandatory at initial certification and recertification. Section 7.4 Students (2) Student Exemptions: A correction was made to item (I) to change the word “and” to “or”. Section 11.5 (DD) Unearned Income: This section was clarified to include reimbursements or flat allowances for work related expenses such as travel, per diem, and uniforms as excludable. Section 11.8 (T) Federal Law Income Exclusions: This section was corrected to add the Earned income Tax Credit (EIC) as an income exclusion. Section 12.8 Excess Medical Deduction: Clarification was added to this section to include credit card charges and loans for medical expenses as allowable deductions. Section 12.8 Excess Medical Deduction (1) Non-recurring Medical Expenses: This section has been updated to remove reference to 10-day reporting households; to change semi-annual reporting households to households subject to 6-month recertification; and to change simplified reporting to households in which all members are elderly or disabled with no earned income. Section 13.6 Calculating Net Income and Benefit Levels (2) Eligibility: The link to the definition of elderly or disabled has been changed to 14.10 Elderly and Disabled. Section 14.10 Definition of Elderly or Disabled: This section was added to define elderly or disabled. Section 15.4 (2) Interim Changes Reported by the Household That Must be Acted on: This section has been changed to include household members removed from a SNAP household by CPS or APS as a change that must be acted on when reported by the household or CPS/APS. Section 15.5 Actions on Reported Changes (2) Decrease in Benefits: Sentence re-worded for clarity. Section 17.2 Recertification Interview: Sentence re-worded for clarity and to specify that households who miss interviews and request another interview must be scheduled another interview. Volume 12 May 2011 Section 1.3 General Terms and Conditions (2) No Sales Tax on SNAP Purchases: The word “groceries” has been replaced with the term “eligible foods”. Section 1.4 Informational Activities (2) Rights and Responsibilities: Sentence reworded.