205.940 Representative payee fund. - Kentucky Statutes

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205.940 Representative payee fund. (1) A representative payee fund shall be created for the purpose of providing grants to public or private organizations who provide representative payee services. The fund
shall consist of moneys appropriated by the General Assembly. These moneys may
also be supplemented by funds obtained from other sources for the fund as provided
in this section. (2) The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
(3) Application for moneys from the fund may be made to the cabinet, on forms prescribed by administrative regulation. The awarding of grants shall be based upon
the availability of funds. Grants shall be given to nonprofit organizations or
agencies providing representative payee services to more than ten (10) persons who
are mentally impaired, homeless or at risk of being homeless, or substance abusers
in area development districts created pursuant to KRS 147A.050. The cabinet shall
endeavor to fund an applicant where an eligible applicant exists. Health-care
facilities or other institutions, who serve as representative payees for persons
residing therein, shall not be eligible to receive funds under this section. (4) In determining the amount of each grant, the cabinet shall consider the number of persons receiving representative payee services from an applicant, the amount
necessary to reimburse the applicant for all or a portion of the administrative costs
incurred in providing representative payee services, and any fee charged by an
applicant for the provision of representative payee services. (5) The cabinet shall require applicants receiving funds pursuant to this section to be bonded, and to file an annual report with the cabinet providing an accounting of all
funds expended on behalf of persons for whom representative payee services are
provided. The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations providing for the
termination of a grant if it determines a representative payee is not serving in the
best interests of a client. If a grant is terminated, the cabinet shall report the
termination to the agency who appointed the representative payee and recommend
the appointment of a new representative payee. If financial exploitation is indicated,
the termination shall also be reported to the Department for Community Based
Services for investigation pursuant to KRS Chapter 209. (6) The cabinet may provide training for persons serving as representative payees and may provide technical assistance to applicants awarded a grant. (7) The cabinet may apply for any grants that may be used to supplement the representative payee fund, and may accept gifts or donations to the fund. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 290, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 38, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts
ch. 426, sec. 237, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1990, sec. 270, sec. 2, effective
July 13, 1990.