Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
Division 160 - DETERMINING FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY AND CALCULATING BENEFIT LEVEL
Section 461-160-0630 - Deduction for Maintaining a Home; Nursing Facility Care Client
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 461-160-0630
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
Retroactively effective July 6, 2020, in the OSIP and OSIPM programs:
(1) A single individual in a nursing facility is eligible for a home maintenance deduction for up to six months if all of the following are true:
(a)
The individual would not be able to afford to keep the home or rental property
without the deduction.
(b) A
physician has documented that the individual is likely to return home within
six months.
(c) The Department
determines that maintaining the home is consistent with the individual's care
needs.
(2) The amount of the deduction is the total of the individual's housing cost, including taxes and homeowners insurance, plus the limited standard utility allowance for the SNAP program provided in OAR 461-160-0420.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.060, 411.404, 413.085 & 414.685
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 411.060 & 411.404
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