(1) The department or a community mental health services program shall determine an adult responsible party‘s ability to pay for residential services and inpatient services other than psychiatric inpatient services of less than 61 days by taking into consideration the adult responsible party’s total financial circumstances, including, but not limited to, income, expenses, number and condition of dependents, assets, and liabilities.
  (2) The department and community mental health services programs shall determine a minor’s ability to pay for the cost of services by considering the minor’s total financial circumstances, including, but not limited to, income, expenses, number and condition of dependents, assets, and liabilities.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 330.1819

  • Ability to pay: means the ability of a responsible party to pay for the cost of services, as determined by the department under section 818 and 819. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Cost of services: means the total operating and capital costs incurred by the department or a community mental health services program with respect to, or on behalf of, an individual. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
  • Inpatient services: means 24-hour care and treatment services provided by a state facility or a licensed hospital. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Residential services: means 24-hour dependent care and treatment services provided by adult foster care facilities under contract to the department or a community mental health services program or provided directly by a community mental health services program. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
  • Responsible party: means a person who is financially liable for services furnished to the individual. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
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