Download as PDF
205.940 Representative payee fund.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
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.
The fund shall be administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
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.
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.
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.
The cabinet may provide training for persons serving as representative payees
and may provide technical assistance to applicants awarded a grant.
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.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.