WAC 182-509-0015 MCS income--Excluded income types.

There are some types of income that do not count when determining if an individual is eligible for medical care services (MCS) coverage.  Examples of income that do not count are:

1. Bona fide loans as defined in WAC 182-509-0205, except certain student loans as specified under WAC 182-509-0035;
2. Federal earned income tax refunds and earned income tax credit (EITC) payments for up to twelve months from the date of receipt;
3. Federal economic stimulus payments that are excluded for federal and federally assisted state programs;
4. Federal twenty-five dollar supplemental weekly unemployment compensation payment authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
5. Title IV-E and state foster care maintenance payments if the individual chooses not to include the foster child in the assistance unit;
6. Energy assistance payments;
7. Educational assistance that is not counted under WAC 182-509-0035;
8. Native American benefits and payments that are not counted under WAC 388-450-0040;
9. Income from employment and training programs that is not counted under WAC 182-509-0045;
10. Money withheld from a benefit to repay an overpayment from the same income source;
11. One-time payments issued under the Department of State or Department of Justice Reception and Replacement Programs, such as voluntary agency (VOLAG) payments;
12. Payments we are directly told to exclude as income under state or federal law; and
13. Payments made to someone outside of the household for the benefits of the assistance unit using funds that are not owed to the household.