Ohio § 5121.41 Calculation of discount - reduced charges for impoverished patients

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§ 5121.41 — Calculation of discount - reduced charges for impoverished patients

Ohio § 5121.41

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5121Welfare Institutions - Generally

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Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5121.41 (2026).

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(A)If the assets of a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative do not exceed the countable asset limit in section5121.40of the Revised Code and the annual income of the patient, estate, or relative does not exceed four hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, the patient, estate, or relative shall be charged an amount discounted from the amount the department charges under section5121.33of the Revised Code for the first thirty days the patient is admitted as an inpatient in a hospital and for which the patient is liable for the cost of care. The amount of the discount shall be computed according to the following schedule: Annual Gross Income Expressed as a Percentage of FPL Percentage discount from charged amount

(B)A patient, estate, or relative who is charged a discounte

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(A) If the assets of a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative do not exceed the countable asset limit in section5121.40of the Revised Code and the annual income of the patient, estate, or relative does not exceed four hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, the patient, estate, or relative shall be charged an amount discounted from the amount the department charges under section5121.33of the Revised Code for the first thirty days the patient is admitted as an inpatient in a hospital and for which the patient is liable for the cost of care. The amount of the discount shall be computed according to the following schedule:

Annual Gross Income

Expressed as a Percentage of FPL

Percentage discount from charged amount

(B) A patient, estate, or relative who is charged a discounted amount for the first thirty days the patient is admitted as an inpatient and who has an annual income not greater than one hundred seventy-five per cent of the federal poverty level shall not be charged for the days the patient is admitted beyond the thirtieth day.

(C) A patient, estate, or relative who is charged a discounted amount for the first thirty days the patient is admitted as an inpatient and who has an annual income greater than one hundred seventy-five per cent of the federal poverty level shall be charged an amount equal to the sum of the following for the days the patient is admitted beyond the thirtieth day:

(1) The ancillary per diem rate that applies to the hospital, as determined under section5121.32of the Revised Code, multiplied by the number of days the patient was admitted to the hospital;

(2) An amount that was previously charged but not paid.

Last updated August 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM