Kansas Family Medical Assistance
Manual (KFMAM)
Eligibility Policy - 11/22/2024
5448
5449 Susan Walker v. Bayer - Payments made pursuant to a class settlement in the case of Susan Walker v. Bayer Corporation is exempt as income in the month received and as a resource in the following months. This case involved hemophiliacs who contracted the HIV virus from contaminated blood products. Interest earned on retained funds is not excluded and is countable per 5220.05. Accumulated interest is also countable as a resource beginning the month following the month of receipt, even if commingled with non-exempt funds.