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 MT 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.