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date of continuous institutionalization, whether it is in a hospital or a nursing facility. When an assessment is being completed in conjunction with an application for assistance, the securing of necessary resource verification is a joint applicant/worker effort conducted in the usual manner. 2635.10.10.10 RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY/INSTITUTIONALIZED SPOUSE (MED 1) The policies stated in this section apply only to MA A, MA B, MA D, MADW, and MADI categories of assistance and are applicable to institutionalized individuals who meet the specific criteria in Section 2635.10.10. The community spouse resource limit is the greatest of the following (Refer to Section 3005.10.00 for current amounts.):81 • The minimum current state standard • The spousal share not exceeding the current maximum • Any number of resources ordered to be transferred by a court against the institutionalized spouse for the support of the community spouse, or • The amount established by an Administrative Law Judge as the result of an appeal. The first of the month resource eligibility rule (refer to Section 2605.20.10) is applicable to resource eligibility determinations made under the special resource provisions for an institutionalized spouse with a community spouse. The special provisions are applicable beginning with the first month of institutionalization included in the possible Medicaid covered period (that is the three-month retro period). The institutionalized spouse's resource eligibility for any month in which the special resource provision does not apply (for example, the month before institutionalization) is to be determined using all of the regular resource methodologies and the resource limitation for a couple. Beginning with the first month in which the special resource provisions apply, the procedure outlined below is required. This procedure establishes the initial month of eligibility, which is the point at which the community spouse's resources are no longer considered. The couple's combined countable resources are determined by applying all of the regular resource methodologies, except as follows: • Up to $1,500 of separately identifiable burial funds is disregarded.82 This exemption can be given to both spouses if applicable. However, the $1,500 maximum must be reduced by the amount in an irrevocable burial trust or by the face value of any life insurance policies whose cash surrender value has been exempted because the face value is $1,500 or less and the beneficiary is the estate or funeral home • One motor vehicle is exempt regardless of value or purpose • The equity value of real property owned solely by the community spouse (or jointly with someone other than the institutionalized spouse) is exempt