Authority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-21-2; IC 12-15-41-15

Affected: IC 12-15-2-6.5; IC 12-15-41

Sec. 2. (a) Individuals eligible under 405 IAC 2-1, 405 IAC 2-2, and 405 IAC 2-3, respectively, are subject to income definitions and exclusions as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1382a and at 20 CFR Part 416, Subpart K Income.

(b) Countable income from the following individuals shall be excluded:

1. (1) The spouse of the applicant or member.
2. (2) The parent or parents of the applicant or member.

(c) Funds from a grant, scholarship, or fellowship that are designated for tuition and mandatory books and fees at an educational institution or for vocational rehabilitation or technical training purposes shall be deducted from the total of such funds except as prohibited by federal regulations.

(d) A general income disregard of twenty dollars ($20) is deducted per month.

(e) Payments made to foster parents or licensed child caring institutions from county funds or reimbursed under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act on behalf of an applicant or member who is a ward of the county department are excluded.

(f) Income of the spouse of the applicant or member is excluded.

(g) Income of the parents of the applicant or member is excluded.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 2-9-2; filed Jun 10, 2002, 2:21 p.m.: 25 IR 3116; errata filed Aug 22, 2002, 3:14 p.m.: 26 IR 35; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Apr 8, 2014, 12:37 p.m.: 20140507-IR-405130533FRA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:54 a.m.: 20191211-IR-405190487RFA; filed Jun 11, 2021, 2:35 p.m.: 20210707-IR-405190602FRA; readopted filed Oct 8, 2025, 3:16 p.m.: 20251105-IR-405240502RFA)