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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services F-205 Medical Assistance Manual HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES 24 Jan 25 MTL 02/24 Definitions Community Spouse Resource Allowance – an amount of resources allocated to the community spouse for his/her maintenance.

Continuous Period of Institutionalization – institutionalized for 30 days or determined to meet the level of care for home based services.

Designation of Resources through a Court Order – resources and/or portions of resources ordered to the community spouse by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Liquid Resources - cash and other items which can reasonably be converted to cash within 20 work days.

Non-Liquid Resources - items which are not cash and cannot be converted to cash within 20 work days.

F-210 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Individuals applying under this category must meet each of the following:

a. CHIP Waiver – Aged Individuals – Living in the Community

1. Be age 65 or over;

2. Be living at home;

3. Require a level of care provided in a nursing facility (determined by ADSD);

4. Have medical costs for home care which are less than if the customer were institutionalized (determined by ADSD); 5. Meet all financial and non-financial eligibility criteria of an institutional case except for residing in an institution; and 6. Be approved, post eligibility, for and receiving home-based services (determined by DHCFP).

b. WEARC Waiver – Aged Individuals – Living in an Adult Group Care Facility

1. Be age 65 or over;

2. Currently residing in a hospital, nursing facility, the community at large, or receiving waiver services in their home;