As used in sections 5121.30 to 5121.56 of the Revised Code:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5121.30

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) “Countable assets” means all of the following:

(1) Cash;

(2) Bank deposits;

(3) Securities;

(4) Individual retirement accounts;

(5) Qualified employer plans, including 401(k) and Keogh plans;

(6) Annuities;

(7) Funds in a trust created under section 5815.28 of the Revised Code;

(8) Investment property and income;

(9) The cash surrender values of life insurance policies;

(10) Assets acquired by gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance;

(11) Any other asset determined by the department of mental health and addiction services to be equivalent to the assets enumerated in this division.

(B) “Federal poverty level” or “FPL” means the income level represented by the poverty guidelines as revised annually by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the “Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981,” 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. § 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined.

(C) “Federal poverty guidelines” means the poverty guidelines as revised annually by the United States department of health and human services in accordance with section 673(2) of the “Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,” 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. § 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined.

(D) “Hospital” means an institution, hospital, or other place established, controlled, or supervised by the department of mental health and addiction services under Chapter 5119. of the Revised Code.

(E) “Liable relative” means all of the following:

(1) A patient’s spouse;

(2) A patient’s mother or father, or both, if the patient is under eighteen years of age;

(3) A patient’s guardian.

(F) “Patient” means a person admitted to a hospital for inpatient care or treatment, including a person transferred to a hospital from a state correctional institution or a person under indictment or conviction who has been transferred to a hospital.

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