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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-SSI RESOURCE TRANSFERS 11/18 CHAPTER G PAGE 23 15.3.1. Verification  Verify that the child to whom the home was transferred meets the SSI requirements for blindness or disability. o Assume that an individual who was eligible for SSA or SSI benefits based on blindness or disability at the time of the transfer meets the definition of blindness or disability for purposes of this exception. For this purpose, “eligible” includes an individual in a payment suspension status. o If the individual who received the transferred resource was not eligible for SSI or SSA benefits based on blindness or disability at the time of the transfer, obtain a disability determination from (DDS). See Chapter C – 2.3.4.  Verify using any appropriate document the relationship of the transferor to the individual receiving the home. 15.4. Child Of Any Age Or Any Marital Status Who Provided Care:  Who was residing in the parent's home for at least 2 years immediately before the date the individual became institutionalized; and  Who provided care to the individual which permitted the individual to reside at home instead of in an institution 15.4.1. Verification  Verify the length of residency in the home through available documents or by a statement from a knowledgeable third party. A person resides in the transferor's home if it is that person's primary place of residence.  Verify using any appropriate document the relationship of the transferor to the individual receiving the home.  Verify that the parent’s dates of institutionalization. For purposes of the transfer of a home exception, the following individuals are considered to be institutionalized: o An individual who is an inpatient in a nursing facility; o An individual who is an inpatient in a medical treatment facility and for whom Medicaid payments are made based on a level of care provided in a nursing facility;