Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5121 · 42 active provisions
As used in sections 5121.01 to 5121.21 of the Revised Code: (A) "Resident" means a person admitted to an institution or other facility pursuant to Chapter 5123. of the Revised Code who is under observation or receiving habilitation and care.(B) "Applicable cost" means the rate for support applicable to a resident as sp…
All individuals admitted to a state institution operated by the department of developmental disabilities under section 5123.03 of the Revised Code shall be maintained at the expense of the state. Their traveling and incidental expenses in conveying them to the state institution shall be paid by the county of commitment…
When any person is committed to an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of developmental disabilities pursuant to judicial proceedings, the judge ordering such commitment shall: (A) Make a reliable report on the financial condition of such person and of each of the relatives of the person who are liable…
(A) The department of developmental disabilities shall investigate the financial condition of the residents in institutions, residents whose care or treatment is being paid for in a private facility or home under the control of the department, and of the relatives named in section 5121.06 of the Revised Code as liable…
The department of developmental disabilities may subpoena witnesses, take testimony under oath, and examine any public records relating to the income and other assets of a resident or liable relative. All information, conclusions, and recommendations shall be submitted to the department by the investigating agent of th…
All outstanding liability of relatives for the support of any patient or resident in a benevolent institution under the control of the department of mental health and addiction services or the department of developmental disabilities accrued prior to January 1, 1956, including the liability of the patient personally, i…
(A) The following persons other than the resident 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 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 de…
Any person who has been charged with the payment of the support of a resident or for pre-admission care, after-care, day-care, or routine consultation and treatment services in a community service unit under the control of the department of developmental disabilities may petition the department for a release from, or m…
The managing officers of the institutions under 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.
In case the estate of any resident in an institution under the 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 petitio…
Upon the death of a resident or former resident of any institution under the 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…
The state shall bear the expense of the burial or cremation of an indigent resident who dies in a state institution 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 expen…
The support and maintenance of residents confined in state institutions 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…
Claims due a benevolent institution may be sued for in the name of the institution.
If payment of any amount due the state under the provisions of Chapter 5121. of the Revised Code is made 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 ev…
As used in sections 5121.30 to 5121.56 of the Revised Code: (A) "Countable assets" means all of the following: (1) Cash; (2) Bank deposits; (3) Securities; (4) Individual retirement accounts; (5) Qualified employer plans, including 401(k) and Keogh plans; (6) Annuities; (7) Funds in a trust created under section 5815.2…
All patients shall be maintained at the expense 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 r…
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…
(A) Except as provided in sections 5121.35, 5121.43, 5121.46, 5121.47, 5121.49, and 5121.52 of the Revised Code, the department of mental health and addiction services shall, for each billing cycle, charge a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative the amount calculated under division (B) of this section for care…
(A) A patient, patient's estate, and patient's liable relatives shall be jointly and severally 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…
The department of mental health and addiction services shall charge a 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 Revis…
(A) A patient, patient's estate, or liable relative may apply for a discount by completing an application form prescribed by the director of mental 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 app…
After a patient's admittance to a hospital, the department of mental health and addiction services shall conduct a financial assessment to determine whether the 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…
The department of mental health and addiction services may subpoena witnesses, take testimony under 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 de…