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15.5.3 Rental Income When a Medicaid group member reports rental income to the IRS as self-employment income, see SECTION 15.6.4 SELF-EMPLOYED INCOME. If the owner does not report it as self-employment income, see SECTION 15.4.23 RENTAL INCOME. 15.5.4 Jury Duty Payments Count any portion of a jury payment that is over and above expenses as earned income for the month in which it is received. 15.5.5 Wage Advances Count advances on wages as earned income in the month received. 15.5.6 Worker's Compensation Worker's compensation is compensation for lost wages that would have been earned, except for an injury suffered during the course of employment. Count worker's compensation as unearned income. The amount of the income is the amount that the applicant or member can access. This may be the entire lump sum if distributed at once or the monthly amount available for withdrawal if the total sum was placed in a restricted account (for example, as a result of a settlement). 15.5.7 Income Tax Refunds Effective January 1, 2010, income tax refunds are disregarded income (see SECTION 16.7.7 INCOME TAX REFUNDS). 15.5.8 Student Income Disregard a member’s income if he or she meets any of the following criteria: • Meets the definition of a dependent 18-year-old • Is younger than 19 years old and is enrolled as a full-time student • Is younger than 19 years old and is enrolled as a part-time student working less than 30 hours per week Count the earned income of anyone younger than 19 years old who does not meet any of the criteria listed above. 15.5.9 AmeriCorps Disregard any benefit whether cash or in-kind, including but not limited to living allowance payments, stipends, food and shelter, clothing allowance, and educational awards or payments in lieu of educational awards. Disregard any child care allowance to the extent it was used to meet child care expenses to participate in AmeriCorps. Disregard any basic health insurance policy, child care services, auxiliary aid, and services to people with disabilities and the national service. 15.5.10 Census Disregard all wages paid by the Census Bureau for temporary employment related to the Census.