Section 218-RICR-20-00-5.5 - State Subsidy Payment to Selected Assisted Living ResidencesA. The DHS provides the monthly State subsidy payment to licensed assisted living residences for each Category D recipient that is not receiving Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7. 1. State subsidy payments for selected assisted living residences are made directly to the residence on a monthly basis.2. The State subsidy 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. Assisted living residences are required to provide a notarized certified statement to the Department documenting the number of residents that meet the conditions for this payment established under R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6-27.2 within ten (10) business days of the first (1st) of each month.4. The subsidy payment to the selected assisted living residences is not treated as income for the purposes of determining eligibility for State and Federal means-tested programs including SSI, Medicaid, optional or mandatory SSPs and/or SNAP.218 R.I. Code R. 218-RICR-20-00-5.5
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