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(6) Sale of the Home – The home exclusion remains in effect if the Medicaid beneficiary or spouse with an ownership interest is making an effort to sell the home. For Medicaid LTSS purposes, the provisions in Part 50-00-6 of this Title apply if the home serves as the principal place of residence for an applicant or beneficiary. If efforts to sell a home that is not or no longer meets the criteria to be excluded under this Section are unsuccessful, the value of the home is treated as a countable resource unless documentation of such efforts is provided by a competent authority such as an attorney or real estate broker. Even when such documentation is provided, there is a limit on the length of time the resource is treated as unavailable as indicated in Part 50-00-6 of this Title. (7) Proceeds from the Sale – Once a home has been sold, the proceeds are excluded for six (6) months from the date they are received for Community Medicaid eligibility in accordance with Part 05-1 of this Chapter. Unless obligated or used for the purchase, repair or construction of another domicile or another excluded resource, the proceeds become countable on the first (1st) of the month (FOM) in the month after the sale Medicaid LTSS eligibility. (8) Temporary Absences – A home exclusion is unaffected by temporary absences due to placement in a health facility or institutional setting, including a correctional facility, provided that the owner has not placed the home in a revocable trust and the owner and: (AA) Intends to return to the home even if the likelihood of return is apparently nil; (BB) Has a spouse or dependent residing in the home; or (CC) Has a health condition that prevented the owner from living there before. b. Business/Trade Property (real property). Real estate used in business or a trade is excluded regardless of its equity value and whether it produces income. c. Income Producing Real Estate (real property). Up to six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) of the equity value in non-business real estate (excluding the home), mortgages, deeds of trust or other promissory notes may be excluded. For the exclusion to apply, the