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Page | 191 H. Eyeglasses prescribed by a physician skilled in eye disease or by an optometrist.

I. Reasonable cost of transportation and lodging to obtain medical treatment or services. Current State mileage and actual motel costs up to the current State allowed motel rate are defined as reasonable costs.

J. Cost of maintaining an attendant, homemaker, home health aide, or childcare services, housekeeper necessary due to age, infirmity, or illness. In addition, an amount equal to the one-person allotment will be deducted, if the household furnishes the majority of the attendant's meals. The allotment for this meal related deduction will be that allotment in effect at the time of initial certification. The allotment amount will be adjusted, if necessary, at the time of renewal. If a household incurs attendant care costs that could qualify under both the medical deduction and dependent care deduction, the cost must be treated as a medical expense.

K. Payments on a loan for a one-time medical expense are allowed, as long as the medical expense was current at the time the loan was received. The interest on the loan is not allowed.

L. Medical expenses billed on a credit card as long as the expense was current when the credit card was charged. The interest charges for the billed expense cannot be allowed as a deduction.

10212 MEDICAL EXPENSES VERIFICATION

Only the first $35 in medical expenses is required to be verified if the household is requesting the standard medical deduction. Verify the first $35 of deductible medical expenses, including the amount of any reimbursements, before allowing the deduction. When medical costs are claimed, but the first $35 in expenses is not verified, no deduction is allowed.

If the household is requesting more than the standard medical deduction (over $200) all medical expenses must be verified. Verification of other factors is required if questionable, such as whether the service is an allowable expense or whether the person incurring an expense is eligible for the deduction.

The following are some examples of the types of documents that may be used as proof of medical expenses: Bills from Medical provider Receipt of payments to provider Statements from Pharmacy ***Note an EOB (Explanation Of Benefits) does not count as proof of a medical deduction because the EOB is not a bill. It is a document that let’s the person know what the health care provider filed a claim for, what the insurance claim was for, whether it was approved, and for how much. An EOB is not a bill nor a guarantee of what is the patient’s responsibility for paying.***

Some examples of what the proof of expense documents may need to show: Name person Date of care Provider How much billed How much customer paid Still owed Current State Rates:  Mileage: .70 Cents per Mile (eff 07/25)  Lodging In-State: $110 + tax (eff 07/25)  Lodging Out-of-State: $175 + tax