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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY 11/18 CHAPTER E PAGE 43 • A contract for care and maintenance of the gravesite sometimes referred to as endowment or perpetual care. Non-excluded burial space items are countable resources. 20.1. Exclusion A burial space or agreement which represents the purchase of a burial space held for the burial of the AG recipient or applicant, his or her spouse, or any other member of his or her immediate family is an excluded resource, regardless of value. The burial space exclusion is in addition to, and has no effect on, the burial funds exclusion. Of items that serve the same purpose, we will exclude only one per person. For example, we will exclude a cemetery lot and a casket for the same person, but not a casket and an urn. If the individual owns two items for the same purpose, exclude the one with the highest equity value. 20.2. Individual's Immediate Family The individual's immediate family includes his or her: • Parents, including adoptive parents; • Minor or adult children, including adoptive and stepchildren; • Siblings (brothers and sisters), including adoptive and stepsiblings. “Immediate family” also includes the spouse of the above relatives. If the relative's relationship to the recipient is by marriage only, the marriage must be in effect in order for the burial space exclusion to continue to apply. For example, a burial space held for a sister-in-law is no longer excludable if she and the recipient's brother divorce. Accept the individual’s declaration regarding the marital status. 20.3. Held For A burial space is “held for” an individual when someone currently has: • Title to and/or possesses a burial space intended for the individual's use (e.g., has title to a burial plot or owns a burial urn stored in the basement for his or her own use); or