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02/17 DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI CONDITIONAL BENEFITS CHAPTER F, PAGE 10  His/her total resources exceed the amount allowable for regular AG benefits and benefits are about to be denied due solely to his/her excess non-liquid resources;  Refundable AG benefits are possible for a limited number of months if the individual agrees in writing to: o sell certain property within a specified period (identify the excess resources and the applicable disposal period); o sell the property for as much as he/she can within this period, while asking no more than the highest CMV estimated by a knowledgeable and disinterested third party; o notify worker within 5 working days of the sale of the resource; and o Refund the benefits paid during the period.  The agreement becomes effective on the date the individual receives written notice that the agreement is in effect.  The first payment will be for the month after the month the agreement becomes effective. Payment cannot be made for any month before the agreement takes effect or in the month the agreement takes effect.  The significance of continuing reasonable efforts to sell.  Before, during, or after the disposal period, the individual can submit evidence that the resource has a lower value than currently estimated.  Selling the resource will not necessarily result in ongoing eligibility since any sale proceeds remaining after refund of conditional benefits will be countable resources which could cause ineligibility.  The overpayment is an appealable initial determination. However, the refund will not be waived because conditional benefits are not paid without an agreement to make refund. The individual cannot be found without fault with regard to the overpayment because he/she signed the agreement and received written notice of the repayment requirement.