By Frederick Misilo, Jr.
Shareholder
Shareholder
- Additional physician visits (over the Medicaid limit)
- Appliances
- Bicycle, fitness equipment, personal trainer
- Bottled water
- Bus or train pass
- Cab scrip
- Cable TV bill
- Car/Van: fuel, repairs, maintenance, insurance
- Cell phone
- Club dues
- Computer, internet service, software, training, repairs
- Curtains, blinds, drapes
- Dental work, eyeglasses, hearing aids, batteries not covered
- Dermatology not covered by Medicaid
- Drugs unavailable through Medicaid (non-generic)
- Entertainment, movie or theater tickets
- Furniture
- Haircuts manicures, pedicures, and other salon services
- Health club membership
- Hobby supplies
- House cleaning/maid service
- Incontinence supplies and equipment
- Laundromat/Dry Cleaners
- Legal fees/Guardian fees
- Lessons, classes or college tuition and fees
- Linen
- Massage, Acupuncture/Acupressure, Rolfing and other alternative treatments
- Musical instruments
- Non-food grocery items, such as:
- laundry soap, bleach, household cleaning products, tissues, paper towels, napkins, deodorant, soap, personal hygiene products
- Orthopedic shoes/podiatry
- Over the counter medications
- Oversight, monitoring, and advocacy
- Painting and music therapy
- Payment of private health insurance premiums
- Personal attendant services beyond Medicaid limits
- Pets, pet supplies/food, pet care (veterinarian bills, etc.)
- Private counseling
- Record/Book clubs
- Rehabilitation and physical therapy beyond Medicaid limits
- Respite care
- Telephone bill or phone card
- TV, VCR, DVD player, stereo
- Vacation
- Vitamins, Herbs
- Wheelchairs not covered by Medicaid; repairs, driving gloves
CAUTION: Do not distribute funds directly to the beneficiary. The above goods and services must be paid directly from the trust to the vendor or service provider. Distributions from a first-party special needs trust must be for the sole benefit of the beneficiary.