Section 5121.56 | Support of Patients Transferred From Correctional Institutions.
Effective: January 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly The support and maintenance of patients confined in state hospitals for the mentally ill, including persons 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 […]
Section 5121.49 | Petition for Release, Modification, or Cancellation of Charge.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) Any person who has been charged under section 5121.33 or 5121.35 of the Revised Code may petition the department of mental health and addiction services to do the following: (1) Release the person from a charge; (2) Modify or cancel a […]
Section 5121.50 | Procedure on Judicial Commitment of Patient to Hospital.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly When a patient is committed to a hospital pursuant to judicial proceedings, the judge ordering the commitment shall: (A) Make a reliable report on the financial condition of the patient and of each liable relative, as provided in rules adopted by the […]
Section 5121.51 | Petition for Guardian Where Estate Sufficient for Support.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly In case the estate of any patient in a hospital is sufficient for the patient’s support and no guardian has been appointed for such estate, the agent of the department of mental health and addiction services shall petition the probate court of […]
Section 5121.52 | Waiver of Claim for Support Against Decedent’s Estate.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly On the death of a person who is a patient, or has been a patient in a hospital, or on the death of a person responsible under section 5121.34 of the Revised Code for the support of a patient, the department of […]
Section 5121.53 | State to Bear Burial Expense of Indigent Patient.
Effective: January 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly The state shall bear the expense of the burial or cremation of an indigent patient who dies in a hospital if the body is not claimed for interment or cremation at the expense of friends or relatives, or is not delivered for […]
Section 5121.54 | Recovery of Payment by Liable Relative Against Patient.
Effective: January 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly If payment of any amount due the state under the provisions of this chapter is made on account of a patient by any liable relative, as defined in section 5121.30 of the Revised Code, the relative may recover from the patient, the […]
Section 5121.55 | Department Guidelines for Cost of Client Support.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly The cost for support of a client of state-operated community mental health services is an amount determined using guidelines the department of mental health and addiction services shall issue. The guidelines shall be based on cost findings and rate-settings applicable to such […]
Section 5121.46 | Conditions for Exemption of Liable Relatives.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly The department of mental health and addiction services shall not charge a liable relative under sections 5121.33 and 5121.35 of the Revised Code who has done either of the following: (A) Paid all amounts charged by the department for the care and […]
Section 5121.47 | Limitation on Charges to Liable Relatives for Multiple Patients.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly Irrespective of the number of patients for which the department of mental health and addiction services may charge a liable relative under sections 5121.33 and 5121.35 of the Revised Code, the department shall not charge a liable relative or group of liable […]