Payments for Clinical Trial Participation

Payments for Clinical Trial Participation. A. These payments are defined as follows: 1. Payments for participation in clinical trials which research and test treatment of rare diseases or conditions, as defined in the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009. B. These payments are treated as follows: 1. As applicable, exclude the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) of compensation per calendar year received by a Medicaid client, spouse or deemor as compensation for participation in clinical trials. 2. Payments which are reimbursements for expenses incurred while participating in the trial do not reduce the two thousand dollars ($2,000) calendar year maximum. 3. Apply the exclusion, if applicable. Otherwise, use regular income counting rules.