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2. Resource Changes – What a person owns in countable resources can change during a month, but the change is always effective with the following month's resource determination. The kinds of changes that may occur include: a. Changes in value of existing resources. The value of an existing resource may increase or decrease. b. Disposition or acquisition of resources. A person may dispose of an existing resource, such as close a savings account and purchase an item, or may acquire a new resource, such as an inheritance which is subject to the income-counting Rules in the month of receipt. c. Change in exclusion status of existing resources. A person may replace an excluded resource with one (1) that is not excluded, such as sell an excluded vehicle for non-excluded cash, or vice versa (use non-excluded cash to purchase an excluded automobile). Similarly, a time-limited exclusion (such as the period for exclusion of retroactive Title II – RSDI – benefits) may expire. d. Change in resource form. The sale or transfer of a resource is treated as a change in the form of the resource rather than in countable income. 3. Resource Reduction – If countable resources exceed the limit as of the first (1st) moment of a month, the applicant is not eligible for that month, unless the resources are reduced by expenditures on certain allowable expenses. In general, allowable expenses for resource reduction include: a. Health care services that are not covered under the Medicaid State Plan and the State’s Section 1115 Waiver and are not reimbursable by a third (3rd) party such as Medicare, or some form of insurance. Such expenses must occur in a month of eligibility, including periods of retroactive eligibility when applicable. Certain LTSS home health care services are allowable expenses for Community Medicaid applicants when delivered by certified providers but only up to the amount Medicaid pays for the same or similar services on a fee-for-service basis. Additional Rules apply for Medicaid LTSS and are available at Part 50-00-6 of this Title. b. Tax payments based on assessments by the Federal Internal Revenue Service, the Rhode Island Department of Revenue or, other State or municipal taxing authority. c. Fees for court-appointed guardians or conservators including, but not limited to, court filing fees, the cost of a Probate Bond, court-