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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM GRANT COMPUTATION AND ISSUANCE 07/17 CHAPTER J, PAGE 6

o Debts owed the assisted living facility or adult foster care provider for basic services that are not required to be covered by the AG rate; or o Assisted living facility or adult foster care provider laundry charges in excess of $10 per month. 4.1. Provider Requirements  These funds shall not be co-mingled with the funds of the assisted living facility or adult foster care provider.  The personal needs allowance for the recipient shall not be charged by the assisted living facility or adult foster care provider for any item or service not requested by the individual.  The assisted living facility or adult foster care provider shall not require an Auxiliary Grants recipient or his representative to request any item or service as a condition of admission or continued stay.  The assisted living facility or adult foster care provider must inform the individual or his representative of a charge for any requested item or service and the amount of the charge.

5. Grant Computation The AG payment amount is computed by subtracting the individual’s net countable income from the appropriate AG Limit, as computed above. The result is rounded to the nearest dollar and the payment is issued to the client. 5.1. Rounding When the payment amount is less than a full dollar amount, the amount must be rounded to the nearest dollar. Amounts ending in $.01 through $.49 are to be rounded down to the next lowest dollar; from $.50 through $.99 to the next higher dollar. When the budgetary deficiency is $.49 or less, no payment is to be made. A payment of less than $1.00 may not be issued. Examples: If amount = $64.45, then the payment = $64.00 If amount = $64.56, then the payment = $65.00 If amount = $.45, then the payment = $0