Section 218-RICR-20-00-5.4 - State Payment to Assisted Living Facilities Not Eligible to Receive Title XIX Funding of the Social Security ActA. For Supplemental Security Income recipients who reside in a State licensed assisted living facility that is not eligible to receive funding under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1381et seq.), an established monthly payment will be made to the facility for disabled and elderly individuals who, on or after July 1, 2012, receive the State supplementary assistance payment for an individual in State licensed assisted living residence under R.I. Gen. Laws §406-27. 1. State payments to non-Medicaid assisted living facilities are made directly to the facility on a monthly basis.2. This payment is equal to two hundred six dollars ($206.00) per individual per month subject to available funding. The Department of Human Services is authorized to implement these payments subject to funding made available through the Rhode Island General Assembly.3. Facilities will be required to provide a notarized certified statement to the Department documenting the number of residents that meet the eligibility criteria for this payment, within ten (10) business days of the first (1st) of each month.4. The State shall make retroactive payments back to July 1, 2012 to facilities that provide the necessary documentation regarding eligible residents.218 R.I. Code R. 218-RICR-20-00-5.4
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