SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMING EXCESS MEDICAL DEDUCTION.

SEC. 351. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMING EXCESS MEDICAL DEDUCTION.Section 5(e) (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: “State agencies shall offer 102 STAT. 1665eligible households a method of claiming a deduction for recurring medical expenses that are initially verified under the excess medical expense deduction provided for in subparagraph (A), in lieu of submitting information or verification on actual expenses on a monthly basis. The method described in the preceding sentence shall be designed to minimize the administrative burden for eligible elderly and disabled household members choosing to deduct their recurrent medical expenses pursuant to such method.”.