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A non-liquid resource is property which: 1. is not cash; and 2. cannot be converted to cash within twenty (20) workdays. Absent proof to the contrary, the following are assumed to be non-liquid personal resources: 1. personal real property; 2. automobiles, trucks, tractors and other vehicles; 3. machinery and livestock; 4. buildings and land; 5. non-cash business property; and 6. household goods and personal effects of unusual value. JOINTLY-OWNED PROPERTY: Jointly-owned property that meets inaccessibility criteria does not need to go through the conditional assistance process. Review inaccessibility policy in CMA 401-1. If a jointly-owned property’s contract provides that an individual cannot sell their proportionate share without the consent of all joint owners and all joint owners provide a written statement indicating they refuse to agree, the property is considered inaccessible. Central office must evaluate the contract to establish inaccessibility. If a jointly-owned property’s contract provides that an individual can sell their individual proportionate share without the consent of all joint owners their proportionate interest is accessible. The client is required to provide verification of the FMV of only their proportionate interest of the property. NOTE: Joint owners outside the Medicaid household cannot be required to list their proportionate portion for sale. ELIGIBILITY PERIOD: Conditional Medicaid assistance may be provided to eligible individuals for a maximum of either 6 months (excess personal property) or 12 months (excess real property). Conditional assistance cannot be extended. No more than one conditional assistance period is allowed for the client’s ownership interest in any specific property. RETROACTIVE CONDITIONAL ASSISTANCE: Conditional assistance can be applied retroactively only when the excess non-liquid resource(s) were already listed for sale during the retroactive eligibility period. NOTE: Any retroactive months are included in the 6 or 12-month conditional assistance period. REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SELL: All steps necessary to sell the property at FMV in the geographic area it is located must be taken. The applicant must, within 30 days of signing the conditional assistance agreement: