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• The spouse of the applicant/recipient • The parent of an applicant/recipient under age 18 • The biological or adoptive child under age 18 of the applicant/recipient • The biological or adoptive disabled or blind child age 18 or older of the applicant/recipient.52 The home is defined as the shelter in which the individual resides, the land on which the shelter is located, and related outbuildings. In order to be considered part of the home, the surrounding land must adjoin the plot on which the home is located and not be separated from it by intervening real property owned by others. (A road does not separate land). Such property remains exempt until it is verified that none of the people listed above intends to reside there or is physically able to reside there.53 Whenever there is a conflict between an individual's stated intent to return home and their apparent physical capability to do so, the worker is to obtain documentation from the individual's physician. 2620.15.10.05 HOME REPLACEMENT (MED 1, 4) The proceeds from the sale of an exempt home can also be exempt from consideration under certain conditions. If, within a specified time period, the proceeds are used (or obligated to be used) to purchase a replacement home and cover the costs incurred in occupying it, the proceeds can be disregarded. The individual must be committed to the transactions within the "home replacement period", the time period beginning with the date of the receipt of the proceeds and ending on the last day of the third full month following receipt of the funds. 2620.15.20 INCOME-PRODUCING REAL PROPERTY (MED 1, 4) Income-producing property is exempt if the income from it is greater than the expenses of ownership. This exemption also applies to property being sold on land contract. The ownership of income-producing property must be verified to determine who is legally entitled to the income from the property. 2620.15.25 FOOD-PRODUCING REAL PROPERTY (MED 1, 4) Real property used for producing food for home consumption is exempt.54 An example of such property would be a garden plot. 2620.15.30 REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A COMMUNITY SPOUSE (MED 1) For purposes of Medicaid eligibility, when the resources of an institutionalized spouse and a community spouse are assessed to establish the amount of combined resources for spousal share determination, the equity value of real property owned solely by the community spouse (or jointly with someone other than the institutionalized spouse) is not included. Additionally, such property is not considered in the resource eligibility determination of the institutionalized spouse.