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When non–liquid resources are held jointly between spouses, consider only one–half as available to each spouse when determining the community spouse resource allowance. • Resources Jointly Held with Someone Other Than a Spouse a If the customer or community spouse is able to sell or dispose of a resource without another person's signature of approval, evaluate all of the resource at market value less encumbrances and considered available to the customer or community spouse. b If the customer or community spouse is able to sell or dispose of his/her share of a resource without another person's signature of approval, consider that portion evaluated at market value, less encumbrances as available to the customer or community spouse. • Exceptions a. When a resource is owned jointly by more than one TANF/Medicaid applicant/recipient (other than a community spouse), divide the resource equally among those applicants/recipients to whom available. b. When the customer is a representative payee or legal guardian for managing someone else's funds, these funds are not considered the customer’s resource when they are kept in an account separate and apart from the customer’s monies and can be identified as being received and designated for someone other than the customer. c. If the customer has a court order dividing resources, send a copy of the order to the Chief of Eligibility and Payments for a decision on whether DSS can recognize the order. F-115.2.2 Spousal Impoverishment Resource Determination An assessment of a couple’s total resources completed at the time of institutionalization. Nevada automatically allows the community spouse the maximum federal spousal resource standard. This amount does not change from year to year; it is based upon the year the institutionalized spouse applies for Medicaid, or at the time a request is received by the Division, to determine the total value of a couple’s resources. Complete this determination only once at the beginning of the first continuous period of institutionalization (beginning on or after 9/30/89). An institutionalized spouse, community spouse or their representative(s) may submit a written and signed request to the division at any time, to determine the total value of their resources. Make the determination whether or not the institutionalized spouse is applying for Medicaid. (See Task Guide - Case Initiation 03 for more information.) Determine and verify the total value of all countable resources owned separately or jointly by the institutionalized spouse and the community spouse as of the beginning of a "continuous period of institutionalization. F-1115.2.1 LONG TERM CARE SERVICES Ownership/ Availability Division of Social Services Medical Assistance Manual 08 Aug MTL 08/25