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and who is not receiving assistance from another state or claiming residence in another state. RESIDENT OF A MEDICAL INSTITUTION—An individual living in a residential medical institution to receive professional services under a physician’s direction for maintenance, improvement or protection of health (e.g., a nursing home resident). RESOURCE LIMIT—The maximum amount of countable resources the filing unit can own, have access to or be a beneficiary of, and still remain Medicaid eligible. RESOURCES–Resources include but are not limited to all real and personal property owned by a person, as well as money or any property that can be converted into supplies, services or benefits; the means of raising money or supplies; the capabilities of raising wealth to supply necessary wants or needs; or the available means or capability of any kind. RETROACTIVE—To make effective as of a date prior to enactment. REVOCABLE—Can be amended, cancelled or terminated. ROOM AND/OR BOARD INCOME—Money received for providing meals and/or rooms to people not included in the filing unit. ROOMER—An individual living with a household and paying for lodging, but not meals. ROYALTY—Payment to the owner of a copyright, patent or mineral right. S SAVE— Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement SCORE—Service Corps of Retired Executives SDMI—Severely Disabling Mental Illness SDX—State Data Exchange SEOG—Student Education Opportunity Grant SLMB—Special Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary SNF—Skilled Nursing Facility SOLQ—State Online Query. Montana’s access to Social Security Administration information. SPA—Standard Payment Amount (for SSI) SSA—Social Security Administration SSDI/SSDIB—Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits SSI—Supplemental Security Income SSIG—State Student Incentive Grant SSN—Social Security Number SSP—Self Service Portal SUA—Standard Utility Allowance SELF-ATTESTATION—The client’s sworn statement verifying the accuracy of information they provide, (such as income, household size, and residency) as reported on the application or as a change; may be verbal, electronic or in writing. SELF-EMPLOYMENT—The act of engaging in a trade or business with the goal of earning a profit. As long as a profit motive exists, the business doesn’t actually have to make a profit to be considered self-employment.