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c. Source. The source of the trust is the assets owned by an LTSS applicant/beneficiary under age sixty-five (65) who has been determined to have a disability. The trust may also contain assets owned by other persons; d. Trust beneficiary. The trust beneficiary named is a Medicaid LTSS applicant or beneficiary who meets the disability criteria established by the U.S. Social Security Administration for SSI or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) under § 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1382c(a)(3). e. Distribution. Terms of the trust. Upon death of the beneficiary, any amounts remaining in the trust are paid to the State of Rhode Island up to the amount paid on behalf of the beneficiary by the Medicaid program unless amounts are owed to other States, in which case, payments are made proportionally to each State if there are insufficient funds to pay all States which provided Medicaid in full. The trust remains exempt from the transfer of asset provisions set forth herein once the trust beneficiary turns age sixty- five (65) providing there are no changes in trust prior to the date the trust beneficiary attains this age. The exemption does not apply to assets added to the trust once the beneficiary turns sixty-five (65). f. Purpose. The reason the trust is created is solely for the benefit of a trust beneficiary with a disability. 2. Pooled trusts – A pooled trust established for a person with a disability under § 1917(d)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(C), is also exempt from the provisions related to disqualifying transfers. A pooled trust for a particular applicant/beneficiary is a subaccount within a master trust in which the assets of multiple persons are combined, or pooled, for investment and management purposes only. A pooled trust has the following characteristics: a. Date. Established on or after August 10, 1993. b. Grantor. Created and managed by a non-profit organization which maintains a separate account within a master trust that contains the assets and provisions specific to each beneficiary. Accounts in the trust are established for a person with a disability by or on the behalf of an applicant or beneficiary by a parent, grandparent, legal guardian or other third party with the legal authority to act with respect to the person’s assets, or a court. c. Source. The source of the trust is the assets owned by an LTSS applicant/beneficiary who has been determined to have a disability. The trust may also contain assets owned by other persons.