Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
General conduct.
An applicant or resident should be present at an interview
held to determine the applicant's or resident's ability to pay or to obtain
financial information from the applicant or resident. If the applicant or
resident is unable to participate in the meeting, the person's legal
representative or the secondary source of information in part
9050.0810, subpart
2, must be present. If the
legal representative or secondary source of information attends the meeting
instead of the applicant or resident, the reason that the resident or applicant
was not personally present must be placed in the applicant's or resident's
financial information file.
Subp.
1a.
Disclosure of all assets, property, and income.
Prior to admission and whenever the resident's maintenance
charge or the spousal allowance is recalculated, the applicant or resident,
spouse and dependent, if any, shall disclose all of their assets, property, and
income and any change in the known valuation of those items.
Subp. 2.
Rights, duties, and
consequences of interview and providing information.
Before conducting an applicant's or resident's interview to
determine financial status or ability to pay, the facility financial staff
shall provide the following information to the applicant or resident, spouse or
dependent as applicable:
A. inform the
person that the person may choose an individual to assist in the determination
process and any other contact with the commissioner of veterans affairs or the
commissioner's designated representative by authorizing that assistance in
writing;
B. inform the person that
the requested information will be used to determine ability to pay and to
calculate the resident's maintenance charge or the spousal allowance;
C. inform the person that financial
information obtained from or about the applicant or resident, spouse or
dependent may not be released without the person's written consent, except
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, to specific state and federal
agencies including the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, Legislative
Auditor, and United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
D. inform the person of the person's legal
obligation to provide sufficient information, required documents, and proof
necessary to determine ability to pay and the consequences of failure to do
so;
E. inform the person that
failure to supply the requested information must result in a determination that
the person is able to pay the full cost of care and that if a person supplies
false information the resident may be subject to discharge or the spousal
allowance may be subject to a decrease or elimination;
F. provide the person with an information
pamphlet on the cost of care and review with the applicant or resident how the
commissioner of veterans affairs determines the cost of care and how the amount
an applicant or resident must pay toward that cost is determined;
G. inform the person of county, state, and
federal financial programs that may assist in paying the cost of care and
meeting personal and family needs;
H. provide the person with forms approved by
the commissioner of veterans affairs used to verify or investigate financial
resources including:
(1) statement of income
and net worth;
(2) statement of
expenses;
(3) authorization to
release information;
(4)
maintenance rate affidavits; and
(5) other disclosure and verification forms
the commissioner of veterans affairs reasonably requests to fully evaluate the
applicant's or resident's financial status or the financial status of the
applicant's or resident's legal representative or spouse, if any; and
I. request that the person
complete and sign the authorization forms provided and provide verification or
documentation of financial information.
