9 Colo. Code Regs. § 2503-5-3.532
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 9 CCR 2503-5-3.532 - GRANT PAYMENT DETERMINATIONA. OAP grant PAYMENTS shall be calculated on an individual basis, with just one client per case.B. When a client has been found eligible based upon eligibility rules as outlined in Sections 3.520.6 and 3.520.7, the amount of the client's authorized OAP grant payment shall be determined by deducting the client's total countable income from the OAP grant standard listed in Section 3.530.A. 1. If determined eligible on the first of the month, the client shall receive his or her authorized grant payment in the initial and subsequent months.2. If determined eligible on any other day of the month, the client's first month grant payment shall be prorated according to the number of days remaining in the month; the client shall receive their authorized grant payments in subsequent months.3. If a client is receiving services in another Adult Financial (AF) program in the month he or she turns sixty (60) years of age and is otherwise eligible for OAP, the client shall transition from the other AF program to OAP effective the first day of the client's birth month, and receive his or her authorized grant payment for the birthday month and subsequent months.C. The OAP grant payment shall be made via Electronic Benefits Transfer, direct deposit, or warrant to the client, to a facility designated by the client, or to a legally designated person, such as a representative payee, fiduciary, or conservator. For OAP-C clients, the financial officer of the facility or the client's guardian shall establish a reserve for the client in the amount of the current Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) grant standard for the client's personal needs.
D. The client shall be eligible only for a monthly PNA when program requirements are met and the client is a resident for at least thirty (30) consecutive days, in one of the following facilities: 1. In a general medical and surgical hospital;2. In a nursing home, assisted living residence, or, intermediate care facility, group home, host home, other long-term care facility, or Adult Financial approved setting; or3. In a psychiatric facility when sixty-five (65) years of age or older.E. The following persons are not eligible for a PNA or OAP grant payments: 1. Inmates in a penal institution; or,2. Residents in an unlicensed private or uncertified public facility.F. For every full calendar month that the client is a resident in a facility listed in Section 3.532.D, the OAP PNA maximum shall be seventy-nine dollars ($79), effective October 1, 2016.37 CR 13, July 10, 2014, effective 8/1/201437 CR 17, September 10, 2014, effective 10/1/201438 CR 04, February 25, 2015, effective 3/20/201538 CR 04, February 25, 2015, effective 4/1/201538 CR 09, May 10, 2015, effective 6/1/201538 CR 15, August 10, 2015, effective 9/1/201538 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/201639 CR 17, September 10, 2016, effective 10/1/201640 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 2/14/201741 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 4/1/201841 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/201841 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 11/1/201842 CR 01, January 10, 2019, effective 2/1/201943 CR 01, January 10, 2020, effective 1/1/202043 CR 03, February 10, 2020, effective 3/1/202043 CR 11, June 10, 2020, effective 7/1/202043 CR 23, December 10, 2020, effective 1/1/202144 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/2/202144 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 8/1/202145 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/202245 CR 05, March 10, 2022, effective 4/1/202245 CR 13, July 10, 2022, effective 7/1/202245 CR 15, August 10, 2022, effective 8/10/202245 CR 15, August 10, 2022, effective 8/30/202246 CR 01, January 10, 2023, effective 12/10/202246 CR 01, January 10, 2023, effective 1/1/202346 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2023