OAR 414-175-0041: Calculating Costs

(1) Costs incurred by the Filing Group that the filing group has a legal responsibility to pay are deductible from income in accordance with the rules in this division of rules. (2) The following costs are not deductible: (a) A cost paid by someone outside the filing group through a reimbursement, vendor payment, or in‑kind benefit. (b) A cost that is paid by a person or company outside the filing group or that is written off by a medical facility. These are referred to as third‑party payments. (c) The cost for a service provided by someone in the filing group, such as child care provided by one caretaker while another caretaker works. (d) A cost used as an income deduction in one budget month or averaged over several months cannot be used again.