2314 Disaster Assistance

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Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Medicaid Policy Manual

Policy Title:

Disaster Assistance

Effective Date:

April 2020

Chapter:

2300

Policy Number:

2314

Previous Policy Number(s):

MT 1

Updated or Reviewed in MT:

MT-59

Requirements

Unspent portions of Federal Disaster Assistance are permanently excluded as a resource.

Basic Considerations

To be excluded as a resource, Disaster Assistance must have met requirements for excluding it as income.

Interest earned on unspent Disaster Assistance is excluded as income and resources.

Procedures

Verify that unspent Disaster Assistance was excluded as income. Verify the dates and amounts of payments.

If payments were deposited into a financial account, obtain a copy of the account statement(s) to determine the dates and amounts of deposits.

Refer to Section 2305, Commingled Funds, for information on how to treat Disaster Assistance payments commingled in a financial account with other non-excluded resources.