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1. One-half (not to exceed maximum CSRMA – see CMA 001 General Resource Limits) the combined resources; 2. Montana’s minimum resource maintenance allowance (see CMA 001 General Resource Limits); 3. An amount a hearings officer designates; or 4. A court-order amount. Example: Client enters the nursing home (Medicaid) or requests HCBS waiver services (and meets level of care) in October 2024 but did not request a resource assessment until February 2025. The resource assessment is completed based on assets owned In October 2024 and the CSRMA is calculated using 2025 standards. REVISING THE CSRMA: The CSRMA amount can only be changed when: 1. The community spouse’s income, including the Spousal Income Maintenance Allowance, is less than the minimum spousal income allowance; NOTE: A hearings officer must determine the additional amount of resource allocated to the community spouse; the institutionalized/waiver spouse must agree to the amount. 2. A hearings officer confirms the allegation that the initial assessment was incorrect; or a. NOTE: Hearings to appeal CSRMA determinations must be conducted within 30 days of hearing request. 3. Eligibility staff received inaccurate information (from any source). TRANSFER OF RESOURCES COMPRISING THE CSRMA: All resources that comprise the CSRMA must be legally transferred to the community spouse within 90 days of Medicaid approval. NOTICE: Both spouses must receive notice of the CSRMA, and both have the right to appeal the resource maintenance allowance determination. Real property excluded as a “home” under the resource assessment is not required to be transferred to the community spouse as it is not included in the CSRMA. INSTITUTIONALIZED/WAIVER SPOUSE GAINS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: If the institutionalized/waiver spouse receives additional resources after institutional/waiver coverage is established: