Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part VII - Long Term Care
Subpart 3 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Chapter 307 - Records
Subchapter A - Client Records
Section VII-30715 - Closing a Discharged Client's Fund Account
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. When a client is discharged, the ICF/MR shall refund the balance of a client's personal account and that portion of any advance payment not applied directly to the ICF/MR fee. The amount shall be refunded to the client, family or other responsible party within 30 days following the date of discharge. Date, check number, and "to close account" should be noted on the ledger sheet. When the facility is the payee for a social security check or other third party payments, the change in payee should be initiated immediately by the facility.
NOTE: The facility shall allow the client to withdraw a minimum of $25 from his/her personal funds account on the date of discharge.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
