The assessment center tracks the client's time in treatment. Some clients with income over the payment standard will qualify for residential placement only. This occurs when the cost of a month's care plus the CPI exceeds the calculated monthly income with work incentives. They remain eligible for assistance through completion of treatment as long as their income does not exceed the financial eligibility payment standard after allowing the work disregards and incentives. The only exception to this rule is for client transfers from the Mt. Vernon CSO for individuals who have been at Pioneer Center North.
Participation begins the first full month following admission.
1 A client starts intensive inpatient treatment in mid March. The client goes to recovery house on April 12th with a planned discharge to outpatient treatment on June 17th. For all other residential treatments the co-payment responsibility begins the first full month following the date of admission. In this example the client entered recovery house on April 12th. Thus, participation would begin May 1st.