CA Welf & Inst Code Section 14005.13


(a)

Notwithstanding Section 14005.12, when an individual residing in a long-term care facility would incur a share of cost for services under this chapter due to income which exceeds that allowed for the incidental and personal needs of the individual, a specified portion of the individual’s earned income from therapeutic wages shall be exempt. Therapeutic wages are wages earned by the individual under all of the following conditions:

(1)

A physician who does not have a financial interest in the long-term care facility in which the individual resides, and who is in charge of the individual’s case prescribes work as therapy for the individual.

(2)

The individual must be employed within the same long-term care facility where he or she resides.

(3)

The individual’s employment does not displace any existing employees.

(4)

The individual has resided in a long-term care facility for a continuous period commencing at least five years prior to the date of the addition of this section as originally adopted during the 1983–84 Regular Session.

(b)

The amount of earned income from therapeutic wages which shall be exempt shall be the lesser of 70 percent of the gross therapeutic wages or 70 percent of the maintenance level for a noninstitutionalized person or family of corresponding size as described in subdivision (b), (c), or (e) of Section 14005.12.

(c)

The provisions of this section shall be given retroactive effect for the period commencing June 1, 1983.

(d)

This section shall not become operative unless and until the necessary waivers are obtained from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(e)

The director shall adopt regulations implementing this section as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. For the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, emergency regulations adopted by the department in order to implement this section shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law. These regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
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Last Updated

Aug. 19, 2023

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