In determining eligibility for Community Care Services Eligibility (CCSE) services or programs, HHSC considers the following to be resources.

1. (1) Liquid resources, including cash on hand, certificates of deposit, checking or savings accounts, money market funds, revocable trust funds, savings certificates, stocks, or bonds. Liquid resources also include the person's or couple's portion of money in a checking or savings account or a money market fund held jointly with another person.

   1. (A) Jointly held liquid resources are the resources of the person if the person has unrestricted access to the funds regardless of the source. The person may move the portion of jointly held funds in a joint account to a new account. The new account may be jointly owned, but all funds in the new account are the person's.
   2. (B) Money received as a nonrecurring lump sum payment is not considered a resource until 30 days after the date of receipt. Lump sum payments include, but are not limited to, income tax refunds; earned income tax credits or rebates; one-time bonuses from mineral rights; retroactive lump sum social security, SSI, or railroad retirement benefits; lump sum insurance settlements; one-time gifts, awards, or prizes; and refunds from rental or utility deposits. The person is responsible for reporting the receipt of a lump sum payment.
2. (2) Nonliquid resources, including nonexempt licensed or unlicensed vehicles; buildings and land not designated as homestead that are not producing income or are producing income less than 6% of the equity value; and any other property not specifically excluded.

Source Note:The provisions of this §271.91 adopted to be effective February 1, 1989, 13 TexReg 5751; transferred effective September 15, 2023, as published in the August 18, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4523; amended to be effective September 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 5936.