OAR 461-145-0110: Domestic Volunteer Services Act (VISTA, RSVP) and Small Business Act (SCORE, ACE)

In all Department programs covered by Chapter 461 of the Oregon Administrative Rules, with respect to federal programs under the Domestic Volunteers Service Act of 1973 (Pub. L. No. 93 113): (1) Payments under Title I — VISTA, University Year of Action, and Urban Crime Prevention — are treated as follows: (a) For Medicare Savings Programs (see OAR 461-001-0000) and Oregon Supplemental Income Program Medical (OSIPM), these payments are excluded. (b) For all programs except Medicare Savings Programs , OSIPM, Refugee Assistance (REF), Refugee Assistance Medical (REFM), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): (A) The payments are excluded if the individual is receiving Department program benefits when they join the Title I program. The exclusion of payments continues until the individual has a break in receiving Department benefits of more than one month. (B) The payments are counted as earned income for individuals who joined the Title I program before applying for Department program benefits. (c) In the REF, REFM, and TANF programs, the value of the educational award is excluded; all remaining payments count as earned income. (2) Payments are excluded for programs under Title II (National Older Americans Volunteer Programs), which include: (a) Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Title II, Section 201. (b) Foster Grandparent Program Title II, Section 211. (c) Older American Community programs. (d) Senior Companion Program. (3) Payments are excluded for programs under 15 USC 637(a)(1) (the Small Business Act), which include: (a) Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE); and (b) Active Corps of Executives (ACE).