5161-1        FOODSTUFFS AND FOOD STAMPS

The values of the following items are not counted in determining the initial or continuing Family Medicaid eligibility.  The presence of any of these items in a Family Medicaid household need not be investigated, verified, or documented.

1. The value of any home produce which is consumed by the members of the Family Medicaid household, including farm or garden crops, home canned foods, etc.;

2. The value of any foods that are donated to the Family Medicaid household by the United States Department of Agriculture;

3. The value of any food stamp benefits provided to the Family Medicaid household under the Food Stamp program;

4. The value of any supplemental food assistance provided to the Family Medicaid household under the USDA United States Department of Agriculture Food Program, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( WIC Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Food Program Program), and the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act; and

5. The value of benefits of any type (cash, food, etc.) received by anyone in the Family Medicaid household under the Nutrition Program for the Elderly, Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965.