Definitions

(1) “Assets” means, excluding income, the total value of an individual’s equity in real and personal property of whatever kind or nature. Assets include, but are not limited to, the individual’s stocks, bonds, cash, accounts receivable, moneys due, or any other interests whether they are self-managed or held by the service recipient’s authorized representative or by any other individual or entity on behalf of the service recipient. (2) “Charges” means the cost per patient day calculated under Rule 0940-02-01 Determination of Average Daily Cost, unless the actual cost exceeds 200% of the Average Daily Cost, in which case the Chief Officer of the RMHI may charge all or some portion of the actual bill to the service recipient, responsible relative, or third party payor. (3) “Department” or “TDMHSAS” means the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH (RMHI) CARE AT THE EXPENSE CHAPTER 0940-02-05 OF THE STATE AND PERIODIC PAYMENTS (4) “Federal Poverty Guidelines” means the latest federal poverty measurement guidelines, for all contiguous states and the District of Columbia, issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and published annually in the Federal Register under 42 U.S.C. 9902(2). (5) “Income” means gross income and is the total of earned and unearned income used by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of America to determine whether an income tax return shall be filed. (6) “Liabilities” are debts and obligations. Liabilities consist of current liabilities, which are bills that are due to creditors to settle debts within a relatively short period of time (usually within one year) and include such obligations as utilities, rent insurance premiums, taxes, medical bills, repair bills, credit card balances. Liabilities also include long-term liabilities, which are debts that are not expected to be liquidated within one year and include mortgages and long- term leases, student and automobile loans and other structured and amortized loans. (7) “Net Worth” means the value of a person’s assets compared to their liabilities. (8) “Period of indigence” means the period of time during which a service recipient has received or is receiving RMHI services and was determined to be indigent under this chapter. (9) “Period of non-indigence” means the period of time when a service recipient has received or is receiving RMHI services and was determined to be non-indigent under this chapter. (10) “Regional Mental Health Institute or RMHI” means a mental health hospital operated by TDMHSAS for service recipients with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. (11) “Responsible relative” means the parent of an unemancipated child with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, alcohol dependence, drug dependence, or developmental disabilities who is receiving service in programs of the Department. (12) “Service recipient” means a person who is receiving care or has received care from a RMHI. (13) “Tennessee resident” means a person living in Tennessee with the intention of living there permanently or for an indefinite period of time.