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...nt or the resident's estate are liable relatives and all the following persons are jointly and severally liable for the support of a resident in an institution under the control of the department of developmental disabilities: (1) The resident or the resident's estate; (2) The resident's spouse; (3) The father or mother, or both, of a minor resident under the age of eighteen years. (B) The department...

...The authority of the department of developmental disabilities to modify support charges pursuant to section 5121.04 of the Revised Code shall not be exercised until the resident or liable relative has petitioned the department for modification as provided in section 5121.07 of the Revised Code and has offered to the department satisfactory proof of the resident's or liable relative's earnings and assets. The ...

... the control of the department of developmental disabilities may petition the department for a release from, or modification of, such charge, and the department, after an investigation, may cancel or modify such former charge, or may cancel, compromise, or settle any accrued liability in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars. Amounts in excess thereof may be canceled, compromised, or settled as prov...

...der the control of the department of developmental disabilities and the committing court, if requested, shall submit to the department such information as they may obtain concerning the financial condition of any resident or of relatives liable for the resident's support.

...e jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities is sufficient for the resident's support, without hardship to any others who may be dependent thereon, and no guardian has been appointed for such estate, the agent of the department shall petition the probate court of the proper county to appoint a guardian.

...jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities, or upon the death of a person responsible under section 5121.06 of the Revised Code for the support of a resident, the department may waive the presentation of any claim for support against the estate of such decedent, when in its judgment an otherwise dependent person will be directly benefited by the estate. Claims against an estate for support ...

...tution operated by the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.03 of the Revised Code or in a state correctional institution if the body is not claimed for interment or cremation at the expense of friends or relatives or is not delivered for anatomical purposes or for the study of embalming in accordance with section 1713.34 of the Revised Code. The managing officer of the institution shall provid...

...tions operated by the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.03 of the Revised Code, including those transferred to them from state correctional institutions, and also including persons under indictment or conviction for crime, shall be collected and paid in accordance with sections 5121.01 to 5121.21 of the Revised Code.

...Claims due a benevolent institution may be sued for in the name of the institution.

...on account of a resident by any liable relative, as defined in division (A) of section 5121.06 of the Revised Code, such relative may recover the following amounts from the following persons; provided, that in no event may such relative recover in total more than such relative has paid the state, and provided, that in no event is the person from whom recovery is sought obliged to pay at a rate of support higher than ...

...his division. (B) "Federal poverty level" or "FPL" means the income level represented by the poverty guidelines as revised annually by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the "Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined. (C) ...

...nse of the state. The traveling and incidental expenses in conveying them to a hospital shall be paid by the county of commitment. On admission, patients shall be neatly and comfortably clothed. Thereafter, the expense of necessary clothing shall be borne by the responsible relatives or guardian if they are financially able. If not furnished, the state shall bear the expense. Any required traveling expense after admi...

...On an annual basis, the department of mental health and addiction services shall determine both of the following using generally accepted governmental accounting principles: (A) The per diem charge for each hospital operated by the department; (B) The ancillary per diem rate for each hospital operated by the department. In determining a hospital's per diem charge and ancillary per diem rate, the department sha...

...a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative the amount calculated under division (B) of this section for care and treatment the patient receives in a hospital operated by the department. (B) The amount to be charged under division (A) of this section shall be calculated by multiplying the hospital's per diem charge or ancillary per diem rate determined under section 5121.32 of the Revised Code, whichever the de...

...rally liable for amounts charged by the department of mental health and addiction services in accordance with section 5121.33 or 5121.35 of the Revised Code. In no case shall any of the foregoing persons be liable for more than one hundred per cent of the full amount charged under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code. (B) Collections of support payments shall be made by the department and, subject to meeting prior ...

... patient, patient's estate, or liable relative an amount discounted from the amount the department charges under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code if the department determines through the application process described in section 5121.36 of the Revised Code or through the financial assessment process described in section 5121.37 of the Revised Code that the patient, estate, or relative is eligible for a disco...

...tal health and addiction services. The department of mental health and addiction services may require a patient, estate, or relative to furnish any of the following with an application form: (1) A copy of the patient's, estate's, or liable relative's federal income tax return for the year preceding the date of application or, if that is not yet available, the preceding year; (2) A copy of the patient's, estat...

... patient, patient's estate, or liable relative will be charged an amount discounted from the amount the department charges under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code. The department shall make the determination in accordance with sections 5121.40 and 5121.41 of the Revised Code. If a discounted rate is to be charged, the department shall notify the person whose financial condition was assessed. The notice shal...

...r oath, and examine any public records relating to the income and other assets of a patient or of a relative liable for such patient's support. All information, conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the department by the investigating agent of the department.

...n amount discounted from the amount the department of mental health and addiction services charges under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code if the patient, estate, or relative has countable assets with a total value that is not greater than an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between the following: (1) The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of two persons at one hundred per ce...

...mit in section 5121.40 of the Revised Code and the annual income of the patient, estate, or relative does not exceed four hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, the patient, estate, or relative shall be charged an amount discounted from the amount the department charges under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code for the first thirty days the patient is admitted as an inpatient in a hospital and for which the p...

...a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative shall cease to be eligible for a discount under section 5121.36 or 5121.37 of the Revised Code on accumulation of countable assets in excess of an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between the following: (1) The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of two persons at one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the state; (...

... patient's estate, or patient's liable relative is liable to the department for the actual cost of care and treatment calculated under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code. (b) If the amount the department receives through the assignment of benefits, as required by division (A)(1) of this section, is less than the actual cost of care and treatment that is calculated under section 5121.33 of the Revised Code, the dep...

...a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative who has notified the department that the patient, estate, or relative cannot reasonably pay an amount the department has charged. In no case shall the department take a security interest, mortgage, or lien against the principal family residence of a patient or liable relative.

...(A) For purposes of this section, "delinquent payment" means an amount owed by a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative to the department of mental health and addiction services for which the person has failed to do either of the following not later than ninety days after the service associated with the charge was incurred: (1) Make payment in full; (2) Make a payment in accordance with the terms of an ag...