§ 5121.01 Cost for support of patients in hospitals and residents
§ 5121.02 Traveling and incidental expenses
§ 5121.03 Judicial commitment
§ 5121.04 Investigating financial condition of residents and relatives
§ 5121.05 Investigation powers
§ 5121.051 Cancelling liability for support
§ 5121.06 Persons liable for support
§ 5121.061 Modifying support charges
§ 5121.07 Petitioning for release from charges
§ 5121.08 Submission of financial information to department
§ 5121.09 Appointment of guardian
§ 5121.10 Claims against estate
§ 5121.11 Burial or cremation of indigent patient or resident
§ 5121.12 Collection and payment for support and maintenance of patients and residents
§ 5121.20 Suits by the institutions
§ 5121.21 Recovery of payments by relatives
§ 5121.30 Community mental health services definitions
§ 5121.31 Community mental health services patients maintained at state expense
§ 5121.32 Annual determination of per diem charge and rate per hospital
§ 5121.33 Billing cycle charges to patient or relative
§ 5121.34 Joint and several liability of patient, estate, and liable relatives
§ 5121.35 Discounted charges applied to eligible parties
§ 5121.36 Application for discount – determination – notice
§ 5121.37 Financial assessment regarding discount – modification
§ 5121.38 Department access to income and assets information
§ 5121.40 Eligibility criteria for discounted charge
§ 5121.41 Calculation of discount – reduced charges for impoverished patients
§ 5121.42 Termination of eligibility based on asset accumulation
§ 5121.43 Insurance covering patient expenses – payment over to department
§ 5121.44 Extended payment agreement – security interest in residence prohibited
§ 5121.45 Action to enforce collection of delinquent payment
§ 5121.46 Conditions for exemption of liable relatives
§ 5121.47 Limitation on charges to liable relatives for multiple patients
§ 5121.48 Acceptance of voluntary payments exceeding discount
§ 5121.49 Petition for release, modification, or cancellation of charge
§ 5121.50 Procedure on judicial commitment of patient to hospital
§ 5121.51 Petition for guardian where estate sufficient for support
§ 5121.52 Waiver of claim for support against decedent’s estate
§ 5121.53 State to bear burial expense of indigent patient
§ 5121.54 Recovery of payment by liable relative against patient
§ 5121.55 Department guidelines for cost of client support
§ 5121.56 Support of patients transferred from correctional institutions
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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 5121 - Welfare Institutions - Generally

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59