Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 83.29 - Admission agreement
(1) SERVICES AND CHARGES.
(a)
Definition. In this
section, "entrance fee" means a payment required for admission to the CBRF that
is in addition to the fees for services and security deposit.
(b)
Written information regarding
services and charges. Before or at the time of admission, the CBRF
shall provide written information regarding services available and the charges
for those services to each resident, including persons admitted for respite
care, or the resident's legal representative. This information shall include
any charges for services not covered by the daily or monthly rate, any entrance
fees, assessment fees and security deposit.
(c)
Written notice of any change in
services or in charges. The CBRF shall give the resident or the
resident's legal representative a 30-day written notice of any change in
services available or in charges for services that will be in effect for more
than 30 days.
(2)
ADMISSION AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. The admission agreement shall be given in
writing and explained orally in the language of the prospective resident or
legal representative. Admission is contingent on a person or that person's
legal representative signing and dating an admission agreement. The admission
agreement shall include all of the following:
(a) An accurate description of the basic
services provided, the rate charged for those services and the method of
payment.
(b) Information about all
additional services offered, but not included in the basic services. The CBRF
shall provide a written statement of the fees charged for each of these
services.
(c) The method for
notifying residents of a change in charges for services.
(d) Terms for resident notification to the
CBRF of voluntary discharge. This paragraph does not apply to a resident in the
custody of a government correctional agency.
(e) Terms for refunding charges for services
paid in advance, entrance fees, or security deposits in the case of transfer,
death or voluntary or involuntary discharge.
(f) A statement that the amount of the
security deposit may not exceed one month's fees for services, if a security
deposit is collected.
(g) Terms for
holding and charging for a resident's room during a resident's temporary
absence. This paragraph does not apply to a resident in the custody of a
government correctional agency.
(h)
Reasons and notice requirements for involuntary discharge or transfer,
including transfers within the CBRF. This paragraph does not apply to a
resident in the custody of a government correctional agency.
(3) REFUNDS.
(a) The CBRF shall return all refunds due a
resident under the terms of the admission agreement within 30 days after the
date of discharge.
(b) During the
first 6 months following the date of initial admission, the CBRF shall refund
the entire entrance fee when the resident is discharged or when the resident
meets the terms for notification to the CBRF of voluntary discharge as
contained in the CBRF's admission agreement.
(4) CONFLICT WITH THIS CHAPTER. No statement
of the admission agreement may be in conflict with any part of this chapter,
unless the department has granted a waiver or variance of a provision of this
chapter.
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