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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE TRANSFERS 11/18 CHAPTER G PAGE ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS 13. APPLYING EXCEPTIONS TO THE INELIGIBILITY PERIOD ............................................................. 19 14. TRANSFER TO A TRUST EXCEPTIONS .................................................................................................. 20 14.1. THE TRUST IS A COUNTABLE RESOURCE .................................................................................................. 20 14.2. TRANSFERS TO A TRUST FOR DISABLED OR BLIND CHILD ....................................................................... 20 14.2.1. Sole Benefit ..................................................................................................................................... 20 14.2.2. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 21 14.3. TRANSFERS TO A TRUST FOR A DISABLED OR BLIND INDIVIDUAL UNDER AGE 65 ................................. 21 14.3.1. Sole Benefit ..................................................................................................................................... 21 14.3.2. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 22 15. TRANSFER OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S HOME EXCEPTIONS ................................................................. 22 15.1. SPOUSE (INCLUDING A SEPARATED SPOUSE) ............................................................................................ 22 15.1.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 22 15.2. CHILD UNDER AGE 21 REGARDLESS OF STUDENT OR MARITAL STATUS ................................................. 22 15.2.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 22 15.3. CHILD OF ANY AGE OR ANY MARITAL STATUS WHO IS BLIND OR DISABLED ........................................ 22 15.3.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 23 15.4. CHILD OF ANY AGE OR ANY MARITAL STATUS WHO PROVIDED CARE: .................................................. 23 15.4.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 23 15.5. SIBLING (FULL SIBLING, STEPSIBLING, OR HALF SIBLING) ....................................................................... 24 15.5.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 25 16. NON-HOME TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS EXCEPTION ................................... 25 16.1. SOLE BENEFIT ........................................................................................................................................... 25 16.2. VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 25 17. TRANSFER FOR PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO OBTAIN AG EXCEPTION ...................................... 26 17.1. ASSUMPTION ............................................................................................................................................. 26 17.2. REBUTTAL ................................................................................................................................................. 26 17.3. TRANSFERS UNDER THE $2,000/$3,000 LIMIT .......................................................................................... 27 17.3.1. Verification ..................................................................................................................................... 27 17.4. TRANSFERS FOR LESS THAN THE ALF/AFCH RATE ................................................................................ 27 17.5. CONVINCING EVIDENCE ............................................................................................................................ 27 17.6. VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 28 17.7. EXAMPLES—REBUTTAL DETERMINATION ................................................................................................ 29 18. TRANSFERRED RESOURCES RETURNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL EXCEPTION ........................... 29 18.1. ENTIRE RESOURCE RETURNED IN SAME MONTH ...................................................................................... 29 18.2. ENTIRE RESOURCE RETURNED IN A SUBSEQUENT MONTH ....................................................................... 30 18.3. LESS THAN THE ENTIRE RESOURCE RETURNED ........................................................................................ 31 18.4. VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................................................... 32 19. UNCOMPENSATED VALUE ........................................................................................................................ 32 19.1. MULTIPLE TRANSFERS WITHIN THE LOOK BACK PERIOD ......................................................................... 32 20. PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY ....................................................................................................................... 33 20.1. LENGTH OF PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY ...................................................................................................... 33 20.2. PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY BEGIN DATE ..................................................................................................... 33 20.3. COMPUTING THE PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY - INDIVIDUAL ........................................................................ 34 20.4. COMPUTING THE PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY - COUPLE (INITIAL APPLICATION ONLY) .............................. 35 20.5. PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................................................... 35