Section 1012.3 - Fees and expenses(a) Members of a home, including members who are nonveteran spouses or domestic partners, shall pay fees as determined by the department to cover room and board and other expenses defined in regulations, except that the total of the individual member's fees for any fiscal year shall not be greater than as set forth in the following schedule: (1) Forty-seven and one-half percent of the member's annual income for domiciliary care.(2) Fifty-five percent of the member's annual income for residential care for the elderly or assisted living.(3) Sixty-five percent of the member's annual income for intermediate care.(4) Seventy percent of the member's annual income for skilled nursing care.(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a member of a home who is in intermediate care or skilled nursing care and has a disability that has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or more service-connected, as determined under Part 4 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and whose related payments made under Section 51.41 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations are considered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as payment in full for the member's care.(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to penalties for late fee payment.(d) Failure to pay the required fees may be cause for the administrator to refer the member to collections or dismiss the member from the home.Ca. Mil. and Vet. Code § 1012.3
Amended by Stats 2017 ch 28 (SB 96),s 46, eff. 6/27/2017.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 659 (SB 1440),s 1.5, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 642 (AB 614),s 2, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Stats 2009 ch 12 (AB X4-12),s 27, eff. 7/28/2009.Amended by Stats 2001 ch 118 (SB 742), s 16, eff. 7/28/2001.