"Applied income"- The amount of income a Medicaid beneficiary is required to contribute to the cost of his or her care.
"Authorized representative" - An individual who signs an application for Medicaid benefits on behalf of a Medicaid applicant.
"Complete application"- An application for Medicaid benefits filed by, or on behalf of, an individual receiving care and services from a long-term-care provider (LTC provider), including attachments and supplemental information as necessary, that provides sufficient information for the secretary or designee to determine the applicant's eligibility for coverage. An application shall not be disqualified from status as a complete application hereunder except for failure on the part of the Medicaid applicant, or his or her authorized representative, to provide necessary information or documentation, or to take any other action necessary to make the application a complete application.
"Long-term-care provider (LTC provider)" means any of the following: a home-care provider, home nursing-care provider or nursing facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17 of title 23; an assisted-living residence provider licensed pursuant to chapter 17.4 of title 23; an adult-day-services provider licensed pursuant to § 23-1-52; or a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) as certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and participating in the Rhode Island Medicaid program. As used in this chapter, the terms "long-term-care provider" and "LTC provider" are interchangeable.
"Medicaid applicant"- An individual who is receiving care from an LTC provider during the pendency of an application for Medicaid benefits.
"Release" means a written document that:
"Secretary" means the secretary of the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services.
"Uncompensated care"- Care and services provided by an LTC provider to a Medicaid applicant without receiving compensation therefore from Medicaid, Medicare, the Medicaid applicant, or other source. The acceptance of any payment representing actual or estimated applied income shall not disqualify the care and services provided from qualifying as uncompensated care.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-8-6.1