SECTION 130:14-3-2. Patient money

(a)   For the purposes of this rule, "money" includes any legal tender, note, draft, certificate of deposit, stock, bond, check or credit card.

(b)   An inpatient has the right to easy access to money in the inpatient's personal account at the Center and to spend or otherwise use the money as the inpatient chooses. Inpatients shall be allowed to carry up to $5.00 for therapeutic purposes. If indicated in the treatment plan. Amounts in excess of $5.00 shall be coordinated on a case-by-case basis with the treatment team and the Finance Office.

(c)   All money which is on the person of an inpatient, which comes to an inpatient, or which the Center receives in place of the inpatient under a benefit arrangement or otherwise, shall be deposited with the Business Manager for safekeeping in a personal account in the inpatient's name. The money, and transactions affecting it, shall be accounted for in the name of the inpatient and recorded in the inpatient's account records. The Center shall be liable for any discrepancies or losses from the inpatient's account. The inpatient or the inpatient's legal guardian shall be provided a copy of the account and transactions on request.

(d)   Nursing staff shall direct inpatients or legal guardians to the Finance Office upon discharge to collect all money including earnings in an inpatient's personal account.

(e)   The Center shall not withdraw funds from an inpatient's personal account to pay for services rendered by the Center.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2610, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2467, eff 7-25-10]