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regularly attending school, the SSI methodology provides an income exclusion. The income exclusion is adjusted annually to reflect Federal cost of living adjustments (COLAs), when there is one, and is published by the Social Security Administration. 7. LTSS Spousal Impoverishment Standards – All values are published by the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). a. Minimum Monthly Maintenance of Need Allowance – The minimum amount of income that married individuals receiving services in institutional settings must be permitted to transfer to a spouse who is living in the community for the maintenance needs of the spouse. This value is updated July 1 annually. b. Maximum Monthly Maintenance of Need Allowance – The maximum amount of income that married individuals receiving services in institutional settings may be permitted to transfer to a spouse who is living in the community for the maintenance needs of the spouse. This value is updated January 1 annually. c. Community Spouse Monthly Housing Allowance – The amount that married individuals receiving services in institutional settings are permitted to transfer to a spouse who is living in the community for the housing needs of the spouse. This value is updated July 1 annually. d. Community Spouse Resources (updated January 1 annually) (1) Minimum – The minimum amount of resources that must be available to an individual with a spouse that is receiving services in an institutional setting. (2) Maximum – The maximum amount of resources that may be available to an individual with a spouse that is receiving services in an institutional setting. e. Home Equity Limit (updated January 1 annually) (1) The Home Equity Limit is the maximum value allowable for the State to attribute to an institutionalized individual's home when calculating the value of the individual's resources. Federal law permits states to choose a Home Equity Limit within a range set by CMS and the State uses the minimum Home Equity Limit allowable under CMS guidelines. 8. Medically Needy Income Limit (MNIL) (updated January 1 annually)