Medical Deduction SR 94-04, 04/94 (FAM-A)

Allow, for the medical assistance In and Out spenddown calculation, those expenses incurred by household members for care provided by a licensed practitioner or qualified health professional (e.g., doctor, Christian Science spiritual practitioner, chiropractor, acupuncturist, clinical pastoral counselor, clinical psychologist, sex therapist, clinical social worker).

Refer to Part 617, In and Out Medical Assistance, for further information on the treatment of medical deductions.

Medical deductions include, but are not limited to:

• nursing facility care paid by an assistance group member for a food stamp target population member who was a household member immediately prior to entering the hospital or nursing facility recognized by the state,

• over-the-counter drugs prescribed by a licensed practitioner or other qualified health professional,

• securing a seeing-eye/hearing animal and expenses related to its upkeep,

• reasonable transportation costs ($.21 per mile for private vehicles and actual cost of public transportation),

• cost of health or hospitalization insurances (including deductibles and cost-sharing of expenses) as well as the following items:

Exception: Exclude policies that pay lump sum benefits for death or dismemberment or pay expenses while one is disabled.