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Section 5121.01 | Cost for Support of Patients in Hospitals and Residents.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.02 | Traveling and Incidental Expenses.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.03 | Judicial Commitment.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.04 | Investigating Financial Condition of Residents and Relatives.

Effective: October 12, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 131st General Assembly (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 […]

Section 5121.05 | Investigation Powers.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.051 | Cancelling Liability for Support.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.06 | Persons Liable for Support.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly (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 […]

Section 5121.061 | Modifying Support Charges.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.07 | Petitioning for Release From Charges.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.08 | Submission of Financial Information to Department.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.09 | Appointment of Guardian.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.10 | Claims Against Estate.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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, […]

Section 5121.11 | Burial or Cremation of Indigent Patient or Resident.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.12 | Collection and Payment for Support and Maintenance of Patients and Residents.

Effective: October 6, 2009 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 79 – 128th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.21 | Recovery of Payments by Relatives.

Effective: January 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.30 | Community Mental Health Services Definitions.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly 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) […]

Section 5121.31 | Community Mental Health Services Patients Maintained at State Expense.

Effective: January 1, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 126th General Assembly 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 […]

Section 5121.32 | Annual Determination of per Diem Charge and Rate per Hospital.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly 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 applicable per diem charge for each hospital operated by the department; (B) The ancillary per diem […]

Section 5121.33 | Billing Cycle Charges to Patient or Relative.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly 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 an amount equal to the […]