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10. “Medicaid eligibility group” means the total number of persons counted in a household – that is, the family size involved – when identifying the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) income level that applies when determining a person’s Medicaid eligibility. 11. “Ownership interest” means the Medicaid applicant holds sole or joint legal title to residential property or is a party to a legal covenant establishing property ownership, such as identified in § 6.9 of this Part. 12. “Principal place of residence” means the residential property where the beneficiary, and/or in the instances specified, the spouse or a dependent child of such a person, lives the majority of the year (i.e., one hundred eighty-three (183) days in the previous twelve (12) months). 13. “Real property” means land and generally whatever is erected, growing on, or affixed to land. 14. “Representative payee” means an individual, agency, or institution selected by a court or the Social Security Administration (SSA) to receive and manage benefits on behalf of another person. 15. “Trust” means property that is legally held or managed by a person or organization other than by its owners. 16. “Uncompensated value” or “UV” means the difference between the equity value and the actual value received in exchange for an asset. 6.4 LTSS Determination of Income A. In accordance with Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter, an applicant for Medicaid LTSS is both a financial responsibility unit (FRU) and a Medicaid eligibility unit of one (1) when determining financial eligibility once the joint resources of a couple have been allocated in the community spouse allocation of resources process in accordance with § 6.5.2 of this Part. There is also no spouse to spouse deeming of income in the LTSS financial eligibility determination process. B. The financial eligibility for current non-LTSS Medicaid beneficiaries is re- evaluated under this Part with information previously provided to the State by the beneficiary. As additional information from the beneficiary may be required, financial eligibility determination is not automatic unless the basis for coverage is receipt of SSI. C. Medicaid LTSS is available to applicants and beneficiaries who have countable income that does not exceed the limits established for one (1) or more of the following eligibility pathways: