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More restrictive financial eligibility requirements may not conflict with the requirements of section 1924 of the Act, which governs the eligibility and post-eligibility treatment of income and resources of institutionalized individuals with community spouses.

More restrictive criteria cannot conflict with the more liberal requirements applied by the state in accordance with 42 C.F.R. §435.601 or the more liberal requirements applied under 42 C.F.R. §435.234(c) to determine eligibility for state supplementary payments.