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patient occupying a
chronic, rehabilitation or
convalescent bed can be
exempted from
copayment for the first
180 days of care (in-
' eluding the common 60
day exemption), where
the attending ph'si.cian
certifies that the patient
is' in the process of
rehabilitation or cpn-
valescence and is ex-
pected to return to his or
her home. This cer-
tification can be -renewed
or changed by the at-
tending physician (up to a
maximum exemption of
360 days).
These criteria exempt
those who should not
reasonably be expected
to pay — persons being
rehabilitated, short-term
patients, those on social
assistance and families
with children in chronic
care.
The copayment applies.
only to those in long-term
care, and further
exemptions are
available, recognizing
family income respon-
sibilities.
A patient without
dependents (a single
person for example) in
long-term chronic 'Dare
requires income for
personal needs, but other
basic needs are met by
the facility. Such a
patient will keep the first
$45 of monthly income for
personal use, and any
income above this level
will be considered
available to meet the
copayment. For exam-
ple, a single, long-term
patient with a monthly
income of $100 would
make a partial
copayment of $55.
For exemption pur-
poses, spouses receiving
Old Age Security,
Spouse's •Allowance or
benefits under the
Ontario Guaranteed
Income Act are not
considered as depen-
dents.
Again, the first $45 of.
the patient's monthly
income will be exempt
and the remaining in-
come will be considered
available to meet the
copayment.
Prior to the . in-
troduction of copayment
charges, the government
paid the full cost of basic
.needs and .medical care
for long-term patients,
while they continued to
receive government
benefits for their
maintenance in the
community.
This situation created
inequities between'
chronic patients, similar
persons in nursing homes
who were charged a
copayment, and elderly
persons maintaining.
themselves in the com-
munity. It also resulted in
inappropriate use of
chronic care facilities.
The introduction of this
new approach will result
in a consistent
copayment policy for
patients in chronic and
extended care and
contribute to a more
efficient allocation of
health resources.
A patient with
dependents (or a patient
who is a dependent
member of a family)
living in the community
is treated differently than
a single patient. While a
single patient requires
income only for his
personal needs in the
facility, the patient with a
family may require a
good part of the family
income for the living
costs of the family
members in the com-
munity. Accordingly,
ce,rtain amounts of
family income are not
considered available to
meet the copayment.
The level of exempt
family income increases
with family size: for a
family of two it is $15,000
a year; for a family of
three, $17,100 per 'year;
for a family of four,
$19,200 per year; and for
a family of five or more,
$21,000 per year. .
If family income is
below these levels, the
patient will ' be totally
exempt from charge. If
family income is above
the exempt ledel, only
one-third of the amount
above the exempt level is
considered available to
meet the charge.
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