10A NCAC 13F .1103       authorized REPRESENTATIVE

(a)  In situations where the facility determines a resident of an adult care home is unable to manage their monetary funds, the administrator shall contact the resident's responsible person or the county department of social services regarding the need for an authorized representative. For the purposes of this Section, an "authorized representative" shall mean a person who is legally authorized or designated in writing by the resident to act on his or her behalf in the management of their funds.

(b)  The administrator and other staff of the home facility shall not serve as a resident's authorized representative, payee, or executor of a will except in the case of funds administered by the Social Security Administration, the Veteran's Administration or other federal government agencies. The administrator of the facility may serve as a payee when so authorized as a legally constituted authority by the respective federal agencies.

(c)  The administrator shall give the resident's authorized representative or payee receipts for any monies received on behalf of the resident.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 35A-1203; 108A-37; 131D-2.16; 143B-165;

Eff. July 1, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 6, 2018;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2024.