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226 institution is not authorized to receive the resident's income; and excessive Medicaid funds are paid to the Long-Term Care institution as a result of this negligence. 2. Collection of Patient Payment a. It shall be the responsibility of the Long-Term Care institution to collect from the client, or from the client's family, conservator or administrator, the patient payment, which is to be applied to the cost of client care. The Department is not responsible for any deficiency in patient payment accounts, due to failure of the Long-Term Care institution to collect such income. b. If, however, the Long-Term Care institution is unable to collect such funds, through refusal of the resident or the resident's family, conservator, administrator or responsible party to release such income, the Long-Term Care institution shall immediately notify the Eligibility Site. c. When notified by the Long-Term Care institution of the refusal of the client or the client's family, conservator administrator or responsible party to pay the patient payment due, the Eligibility Site shall immediately contact the refusing party. If, after such contact, the party still refuses to release such income, the action shall be deemed a failure to cooperate, and the Eligibility Site shall proceed to discontinue Medicaid benefits for the resident. 3. Calculation of Patient Payment a. Specific instructions for computing the patient payment amount are contained in this volume under The “Status of Long-Term Care institution Care” Form, AP-5615 b. Once an applicant for Nursing Facility Medical Assistance has been determined eligible for Medical Assistance, the Eligibility Site shall determine the patient payment due to the Nursing Facility which is to be