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considered when using this simplified standard, they are evaluated in less depth than required for Medicaid LTSS eligibility because the provisions on resource transfers and spousal allocations do not apply. In addition, attestations with respect to certain resources are accepted at the time of initial application and the point of renewal. Depending on the availability of electronic data sources, verification through materials may be required subsequent to the determination of eligibility in the post-eligibility verification process. Note income and resource deeming is included in the simplified standard in Rhode Island. 2. Comprehensive Resource Review for LTSS – There are both MAGI and SSI-related eligibility pathways for LTSS that differ in terms of the treatment of income and resource limits, at least at the point in which an institutional level of care becomes required. Applicants evaluated using the SSI method (IHCC groups) are subject to a resource review and, in some instances, using specialized criteria as indicated in Part 50-00-6 of this Title; the resources of applicants seeking coverage through a MAGI pathway (MACC groups) are not an eligibility factor and therefore are not considered on that basis. However, all LTSS applicants, irrespective of eligibility pathway, are subject to an in-depth review of the transfer of assets – including income and resources – to ensure that the rules are applied equitably and in accordance with the standards set in Federal and State laws and Regulations governing estate recovery. The specific provisions applicable to the evaluation of resources and transfers of assets for Medicaid LTSS are set forth in Part 50-00-6 of this Title. 3.6.2 Definitions A. For the purposes of this Section the following terms apply: 1. “Annuity” means a purchased contract in which one (1) party (annuity issuer) agrees to pay the purchaser, or the person the purchaser designates (the payee or payees), a return on money deposited with the annuity issuer (either in the form of a single lump sum or several payments deposited over several months or years) according to the terms of the annuity contract. 2. “Available resource” means that a person has the legal ability to access and use the resource(s) for support and maintenance. A resource is considered unavailable when there is a legal impediment that prevents the person from utilizing it for such purposes. 3. “Burial expense fund” means any resources set aside for the payment of burial services or expenses. Includes burial fund and burial space funds designated for a person or a person’s spouse related to burial, cremation or other burial-related expenses. May take the form of revocable burial contracts, revocable burial trusts, other revocable burial arrangements