67:46:11:06Items not considered

income when determining QI, QMB or SLMB eligibility. In addition to those items contained in § 67:46:04:03, the following items are not considered income when determining QI, QMB or SLMB eligibility: (1) Assistance based on need provided by a local government or nongovernmental agency, such as Catholic Charities, county assistance, or assistance from the Salvation Army; (2) Replacement of resources in cash or in kind because of loss, damage, or theft of property; (3) Home energy assistance; (4) Home produce for personal use; (5) Foster care payments made to a foster care provider; (6) Grants or loans to undergraduate students for educational purposes which are insured by the United States secretary of education; (7) Housing assistance from housing and urban development or farmer's home administration; (8) Credit life or credit disability insurance payments on loans, installment purchases, and similar items in the event of death or disability; (9) Money borrowed; (10) Money received as repayment on the principal of a loan; (11) Reimbursements for expenses of obtaining income such as per diem payments and mileage; (12) United States department of agriculture food commodities, the value of coupon allotments from government agencies and, for an individual age 60 or over, the value of meals received at a center or the value of meals delivered to the individual's home; (13) Any benefits received under the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965, except wages or salary; (14) Payments to volunteers under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, such as from SCORE, VISTA, or the foster grandparent program; and (15) Indian judgment funds distributed on a per capita basis.

Source: 15 SDR 171, effective May 15, 1989; transferred from § 67:16:30:06, effective August 23, 1992; 19 SDR 141, effective March 25, 1993; 41 SDR 93, effective December 3, 2014.