55 Pa. Code § 6400.22 - Individual funds and property
(a)
There shall be a written policy that establishes procedures for the protection
and adequate accounting of individual funds and property and for counseling the
individual concerning the use of funds and property.
(b) The home's policy may not prohibit the
individual's right to manage the individual's own finances.
(c) Individual funds and property shall be
used for the individual's benefit.
(d) The home shall keep an up-to-date
financial and property record for each individual that includes the following:
(1) Personal possessions and funds received
by or deposited with the home.
(2)
Disbursements made to or for the individual.
(e) If the home assumes the responsibility of
maintaining an individual's financial resources, the following shall be
maintained for each individual:
(1) A separate
record of financial resources, including the dates and amounts of deposits and
withdrawals.
(2) For a withdrawal
when the individual is given the money directly, the record shall indicate that
funds were given directly to the individual.
(3) Documentation, by actual receipt or
expense record, of each single purchase exceeding $15 made on behalf of the
individual carried out by or in conjunction with a staff person.
(f) There may be no commingling of
the individual's personal funds with the home or staff person's
funds.
(g) There may be no borrowing
of the individual's personal funds by staff persons or by the
home.
Notes
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