Paragraph (a) may not be construed to do any of the following: 1.
(1)#
Prevent the department from prohibiting discrimination against individuals who are entitled to medical assistance under the approved state medicaid plan with respect to admissions practices of nursing facilities.
(1m)#
Permit a county, city, town or village to implement nursing facility admissions policies that conflict with state law.
(2)#
Prevent a nursing facility from requiring an individual who has legal access to a resident’s income or resources available to pay for care in the nursing facility, to sign a contract, without incurring personal financial liability, to provide payment from the resident’s income or resources for care in the nursing facility.
(3)#
Prevent a nursing facility from charging a resident who is eligible for medical assistance for items or services that the resident has requested and received and that are not included in the approved state medicaid plan.
(4)#
Prohibit a nursing facility from soliciting, accepting or receiving a charitable, religious or philanthropic contribution from an organization or from a person who is unrelated to the resident or potential resident, but only to the extent that the contribution is not a condition of admission, expediting admission or continued stay in the nursing facility.