When determining to whom Covered Care Program assistance will be made available, the Department may take into consideration various factors, including but not limited to:

1. (1) The amount of funds in the Covered Care Program account available for this purpose;
2. (2) The anticipated future deposits into the Covered Care Program account;
3. (3) The amount of any present commitments from the Covered Care Program account;

4. (4) All available sources of revenue or income to a particular resident, including but not limited to:

   1. (a) United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) payments;
   2. (b) Social Security benefits;
   3. (c) Other pensions;
   4. (d) Millennium Bill benefits;
   5. (e) Medicare benefits;
   6. (f) Medicaid benefits;
   7. (g) Annuities;
   8. (h) Savings; and
   9. (i) Investments.
5. (5) The amount of funds available to a particular or potential resident from members of his/her family, or others who are willing to provide financial assistance and agree to be legally obligated to meet such financial obligations of the resident;
6. (6) Whether or not the available Covered Care Program assistance will satisfy the entire gap in necessary funding for OVH care on behalf of the resident or potential resident;
7. (7) Whether or not the intended beneficiary of the Covered Care Program assistance is a current OVH resident.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 406.050, 408.360, 408.365 & 408.368

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 408.365 & 408.368

History

DVA 9-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-27-06