Ohio § 5121.42 Termination of eligibility based on asset accumulation

Ohio Statutes

§ 5121.42 — Termination of eligibility based on asset accumulation

Ohio § 5121.42

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5121Welfare Institutions - Generally

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5121.42 (2026).

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(A)Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative shall cease to be eligible for a discount under section5121.36or5121.37of the Revised Code on accumulation of countable assets in excess of an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between the following:

(1)The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of two persons at one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the state;

(2)The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of one person at one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the state.

(B)Money needed to meet the patient's needs and burial fund as determined by a needs assessment conducted by the department of mental health and addiction services pursuant to rules ad

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a patient, patient's estate, or liable relative shall cease to be eligible for a discount under section5121.36or5121.37of the Revised Code on accumulation of countable assets in excess of an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between the following:

(1) The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of two persons at one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the state;

(2) The gross annual income that corresponds with a family size of one person at one hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the state.

(B) Money needed to meet the patient's needs and burial fund as determined by a needs assessment conducted by the department of mental health and addiction services pursuant to rules adopted under section5119.10of the Revised Code shall be excluded from any determination the department makes under division (A) of this section.

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