003.11 REDUCTION OF RESOURCES.

The applicant or client may reduce available resources to the allowable limit if the case record contains documentation the resources have been reduced and the unit is within the allowable resource limits. An applicant who has excess resources other than real property may have his or her application held pending until the resources are reduced. An applicant or client may reduce his or her resources by paying any secured or unsecured debts, purchasing personal property, establishing burial funds, or expending the resources in any manner the applicant or client deems appropriate. If the applicant or client is in a medical institution or receiving waiver services, he or she cannot give away resources in order to establish eligibility. If the applicant or client is not in a medical institution or receiving waiver services, giving away the excess resources is not considered a deprivation of a resource. If the applicant or client reduces resources in any way except paying on outstanding medical bills, eligibility is effective the first day of the month in which the resources are actually expended, if all other eligibility factors are met. The applicant or client’s statement of expenditures is acceptable as verification.