### Question
How is the "resources" defined?


### Answer
The term **resources** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1396p* as follows -

> given such term in section 1382b of this title, without regard (in the case of an institutionalized individual) to the exclusion described in subsection (a)(1) of such section.

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1396p*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XIX-GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS**

