55 Pa. Code § 1189.73 - Accountability requirements related to resident personal fund management
(a) A county
nursing facility may not require residents to deposit their personal funds with
the county nursing facility. A county nursing facility shall hold, safeguard
and account for a resident's personal funds upon written authorization from the
resident in accordance with this section and other applicable provisions in
State and Federal law.
(b) A
resident's personal funds may not be commingled with county nursing facility
funds or with the funds of a person other than another resident.
(c) A resident's personal funds in excess of
$50 shall be maintained in an interest bearing account, and interest earned
shall be credited to that account.
(d) A resident's personal funds that do not
exceed $50 may be maintained in a noninterest bearing account, interest bearing
account or petty cash fund.
(e)
Statements regarding a resident's financial record shall be available upon
request to the resident or to the resident's legal representative.
(f) The county nursing facility shall notify
each resident that receives MA benefits when the amount in the resident's
personal fund account reaches $200 less than the SSI resource limit for one
person.
(g) Within 60 days of the
death of a resident, the county nursing facility shall convey the resident's
funds and a final accounting of those funds to the individual or probate
jurisdiction administering the resident's estate.
(h) The county nursing facility may not
impose a charge against the personal funds of a resident for an item or service
for which payment is made under MA or Medicare.
(i) The county nursing facility shall
maintain records relating to its management of residents' personal funds for a
minimum of 4 years. These records shall be available to Federal and State
representatives upon request.
(j)
The county nursing facility shall purchase a surety bond or otherwise provide
assurances of the security of personal funds of the residents deposited with
the county nursing facility.
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