Except for those portions administered, funded, or insured
under 20 U.S.C.
1070 -
1099c-2 (Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965), or under a United States Department of Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs student assistance program, an educational grant,
scholarship, or other award for educational purposes available to an individual
whose income is used to determine the Family Medicaid benefits of a household
is included in monthly unearned income according to the following
calculation:
(1) the department will
total all educational grants, scholarships, awards, and any other type of
earned or unearned income that is received specifically because of the
individual's status as a student and that must be used to pay tuition and
fees;
(2) from the total calculated
under (1) of this section, the
department will subtract the actual amount paid
for
(A) tuition and mandatory school fees at
any educational institution, including a correspondence school or a school for
persons with physical or mental disabilities;
(B) books, school supplies, special clothing,
tools, or other items that are considered necessary to the student's course of
study; and
(C) the child care
necessary to allow that student to attend school; the child care limits of
7
AAC 100.186(a) do not
apply;
(3) after
subtracting expenses from income in accordance with (1) and (2) of this
section, the department will prorate, over the educational period that it is
intended to cover, the amount of the grant, scholarship, or other
award.
