The bill amends sections 173.541 and 5163.33 of the Revised Code to update the Medicaid personal needs allowance for individuals eligible for the Medicaid-funded assisted living program, as well as for residents of nursing facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID). Key changes include the introduction of a monthly personal needs allowance of not less than one hundred dollars for individuals and two hundred dollars for married couples in the assisted living program. Additionally, the bill specifies that a county department of job and family services must deduct this allowance from a participant's monthly income when determining their contribution toward service payments.

Furthermore, the bill revises the personal needs allowance for nursing facility residents, increasing the minimum from fifty to one hundred dollars for individuals and from one to two hundred dollars for married couples. Similar adjustments are made for residents of ICFs/IID, ensuring that the monthly personal needs allowance is consistent across both types of facilities. The bill also repeals existing language that previously governed these allowances, streamlining the regulations to reflect the new standards.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 173.541, 5163.33