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20. Payment from natural resources, farming, ranching, fishing, leases, or royalties from land designated as Indian trust land by the Department of Interior (including reservations and former reservations) 21. Money from selling things that have cultural significance 22. Tribal General Welfare Assistance (GWA) payments received under the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 are not counted as income for any category of Medicaid when determining eligibility. This is irrespective of whether the specific GWA program uses income as a factor of eligibility. GWA is not counted for Medicaid eligibility, even if the source of the payment is gaming revenue. 23. Payments under the Michigan Indian Claims Settlement Act (MICSA) to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the Bay Mills Indian Community 15.3.15 Payments to Nazi Victims Disregard payments made under PL 103-286 to victims of Nazi persecution. 15.3.16 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Disregard payments from any program under the Radiation Exposure Act (PL 101-426) paid to persons to compensate injury or death due to exposure to radiation from nuclear testing ($50,000) and uranium mining ($100,000). The federal Department of Justice reviews the claims and makes the payments. If the affected person is dead, payments are made to his or her surviving spouse, children, parents, or grandparents. Apply this disregard retroactively to October 15, 1990, and continue to disregard these payments for as long as they are identified separately. 15.3.17 Refugee Cash Assistance Disregard cash payments from the RCA program. RCA is administered by W-2 agencies and is made available for refugees who do not qualify for W-2. 15.3.18 Refugee "Reception and Placement" Payments Disregard federally funded "Reception and Placement" payments made to refugees during the first 30 days after their arrival in the U.S. Reception and Placement payments are made by voluntary resettlement agencies and may be a direct payment to the refugee individual or family or to a vendor. 15.3.19 Reimbursements A reimbursement is a payment that a person receives for out-of-pocket expenses. Disregard reimbursements for expenses an AG member has incurred or paid. Do not disregard reimbursements for normal household living expenses, such as rent, clothing, or food eaten at home (see SECTION 15.4.21 REIMBURSEMENT OF LIVING EXPENSES). The following are some examples of reimbursements you should disregard: • For job or training related expenses. The expenses may be for travel, food, uniforms, and transportation to and from the job or training site. This includes travel expenses of migrant workers. • For volunteers' out-of-pocket expenses incurred during their work. • Medical or dependent care reimbursements.