30:4F-10 Eligibility.
4. A sponsor shall annually determine the maximum number of eligible persons to be served in each county or region, based upon the service and cost limitations promulgated by the commissioner and the county allocation and other funds which may be available for the purposes of this act, and shall not admit or serve more eligible persons than can be afforded with available resources. Each sponsor shall maintain a waiting list of those eligible persons awaiting receipt of respite care, according to standards promulgated by the commissioner.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an eligible veteran shall not be found to be ineligible to receive respite care based on the veteran's income or liquid resources if they do not exceed $80,000 for a couple or $60,000 for a single person.
L.1987, c.119, s.4; amended 2015, c.289, s.2.