Section 17-655-29 - Financial assistance payment for a recipient or applicant in a medical institution(a) A recipient shall continue to receive assistance for up to sixty days after admission to any medical institution, other than a long term care facility or a medical institution for tuberculosis, mental disease, or mental retardation, if the attending physician certifies that the recipient will be able to return to an independent living arrangement or a residential treatment facility within sixty days.(b) An applicant in a medical institution, other than a long term care facility or medical institution for tuberculosis, mental disease, or mental retardation, shall receive assistance for up to sixty days provided the following conditions are met: (1) The attending physician certifies that the applicant will be discharged to an independent living arrangement or a residential treatment facility within 60 days from the date of application or for newborns, from the date of birth; and(2) The applicant who was residing in a long-term care facility prior to admission to a medical institution for an acute condition shall not receive assistance under this section when the applicant is expected to return to a long-term care facility.(c) This section shall not apply to residents in a domiciliary care home.[Eff 3/19/93] (Auth: HRS § 346-53) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. §233.20 )