Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 104 - Income
Chapter 7 - Sources and Treatment of Unearned Income
Rule 23-104-7.54 - Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance (CHECA)
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-104-7.54
Current through September 24, 2024
A. This type of assistance is defined as follows:
1. Refugee
Cash Assistance and Cuban and Haitian Entrant Cash Assistance are federally
funded programs that make ongoing needs-based payments to refuges during their
first 8 months in the United States.
B. This type of assistance is treated as follows:
1. RCA and CHECA payments are
federally-funded income based on need and unless excluded under a PASS, are
counted dollar for dollar as income under IBON policy. The $50/$20 general
income exclusion does not apply.
Social Security Act §1902 (r)(2); 42 CFR §435.601(b) (Rev 1994).
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