NAC427A.408. Income of applicant or recipient: Exclusions.

The following income must be excluded from the determination of the eligibility of an applicant or continued eligibility of a recipient:

     1. A refund of taxes.

     2. Any money from a state agency that is intended to supplement the needs of the applicant or recipient. Such money may not come from federal funds.

     3. A payment from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

     4. A payment from the Energy Assistance Program.

     5. Infrequent and irregular income if the total income does not exceed $20 monthly and it is impossible to estimate such income in the future.

     6. A payment from Volunteers in Service to America.

     7. A payment from the Retired and Senior Volunteer and Foster Grandparent Programs.

     8. A payment from Indian General Assistance.

     9. Aid and Attendance or Housebound Benefits received from the Veteran’s Administration.

     10. Income necessary for a plan of achieving self-support for an applicant or recipient who is blind or has a disability. The plan must be an individual plan, in writing and approved by the Social Security Administration.

     11. A reimbursement from the Veteran’s Administration for unusual medical expenses.

     12. A payment received from an absent parent or stepparent for child support.

     13. Infrequent gifts from friends, including gifts of cash received on a special occasion such as Christmas, a birthday or an anniversary.

     14. A payment on Medicare premiums.

     15. Money received pursuant to a loan.

     16. A payment in cash from an insurance company as reimbursement for medical costs paid by the recipient or to be applied toward medical bills.

     17. Money received by members of an Indian tribe for the satisfaction of a judgment entered pursuant to a lawsuit or per capita payments made pursuant to Public Law 98-64, 25 U.S.C. §§ 117a, et seq.

     18. Income the applicant or recipient receives as a result of another person’s death that is used for the expenses of the deceased person’s last illness or burial. Any portion of such income remaining after deducting such expenses must be counted as income for the month the income was received. As used in this subsection, “expenses for a person’s last illness or burial” include related hospital and medical expenses and expenses for the funeral, burial plot, interment, new clothing to wear to the funeral, food for visiting relatives and taxi fare to and from the hospital and funeral home.

     19. A refund for a deposit or overcharge.

     (Added to NAC by Aging Services Div., eff. 7-16-92; A 1-10-97; R163-06, 9-18-2007)