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10/21 VOLUME IX, CHAPTER B, PAGE 7 14) Scholarships, grants or work study. 15) Medicare Premiums when deducted from Social Security or Railroad Retirement checks or when the household member is responsible for payment of the premium. NOTE: This is not an automatic exemption and therefore must be manually deducted from gross income. The client's statement is accepted as to the amount of the premium. 16) Reimbursement for expenses incurred in employment, such as job travel expenses reimbursed by the employer. 17) Reimbursement for incurred expenses, such as insurance payments for medical bills. 18) Payments made to others on the household's behalf. 19) Non-recurring one-time income such as gifts, one-time earnings, or insurance payments. 20) Earned income (regardless of amount) of dependent children under 18 years of age (in or out of school) living with a parent or guardian. 21) Patient pay amount for an individual who is a recipient of home and community based care through the Medicaid Program. The actual patient pay amount will be exempted from the individual's gross income. The amount to exempt may be obtained from the Medicaid worker or Medicaid case record. 22) Allowances paid directly to the household to assist with utility or rental costs. 23) Benefits received for attendant care from the Veterans Administration as an Aid and Attendance Allowance. 24) Foster care payments. 25) Income, both earned and unearned, that is considered exempt in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 26) The value of childcare paid under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). 27) Payments through the Department of Veteran Affairs to children of Vietnam veterans who are born with congenital spina bifida and

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