Financially Indigent definition

Financially Indigent means an Uninsured Patient with an annual income below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Financially Indigent means a patient whose Yearly Household Income (as defined below in section 5.2.i) is less than or equal to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines ("FPG"). These Financially Indigent patients are eligible for a 100% discount on patient account balances based on Schedule A of the Financial Assistance Eligibility Discount Guidelines (Attachment B).

Financially Indigent means an uninsured or underinsured person who is accepted for care with no obligation or a discounted obligation to pay for the services rendered based on the hospital's eligibility system.

Examples of Financially Indigent in a sentence

• A patient must be Financially Indigent or Medically Indigent at the time of application.

• The financial criteria does not set the income level for financial assistance lower than that required by Texas counties under Section 61.023 of the Indigent Health Care & Treatment Act or higher; in the case of the Financially Indigent, than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.

• Proof of Participation in any of the above programs indicates that the patient has been deemed Financially Indigent and therefore, is not required to provide his or her income on the Assistance Application.

• The policy implemented by Texas Health to provide financial assistance to patients who qualify as Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent, or Catastrophically Indigent.

• Financially Indigent patients include those patients who are uninsured or underinsured, whose annual income is equal to or less than the Federal Poverty Guidelines, as published and updated annually in the Federal Register, and who have no ability to pay for their medical care.

• A patient who is not a U.S. citizen or resident may be considered Financially Indigent or Medically Indigent and the Financial Assistance Committee may approve Financial Assistance for such patient, taking into account the nature of the patient's illness, the likelihood that treatment will lead to a successful outcome, the disposition of similar cases, and the budgetary constraints of TCH.

• Documentation sufficient to identify each patient’s income, the amount owed by the patient, the review and approval processes that were followed, and the patient’s status as Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent, or Catastrophically Indigent shall be maintained by the Texas Health business office for the period required by the Texas Health record retention policy.

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• At a minimum, the financial assistance logs must contain the following information: patient’s name, gross hospital charges, amount of payments received on the patient’s account, the amount of financial adjustment, and the financial assistance classification (e.g. Financially Indigent, Medically Indigent or Catastrophically Indigent).

• The level of financial assistance will be based on a classification as Financially Indigent or Medically Indigent, including Catastrophic Medically Indigent, as defined below.

More Definitions of Financially Indigent

Financially Indigent means a patient meets the following two criteria: (i) who is uninsured or underinsured; and (ii) whose annual income is equal to or less than the amounts set forth in Exhibit C for financial indigent. These patients are eligible for a 100% discount on amounts owed.

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Financially Indigent means an uninsured or underinsured patient who has received health care Services, and who qualifies for a discount in his or her obligation to pay for such Services under this FAP.

Financially Indigent means a patient who is uninsured or underinsured whose annual income is equal to or less than the Federal Poverty Guidelines (see exhibit A), as published each year in the Federal Register, and who have no ability to pay for medical care. These patients are eligible for a 100% discount on patient account balances based on Exhibit A of the Financial Assistance Discount Guidelines.

Financially Indigent means a patient whose Yearly Household Income (as defined below in section 5.2.i) is less than or equal to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines ("FPG") in effect at the time of the application. Those patients deemed to be Financially Indigent may be eligible for up to 100% coverage of approved medical costs based on Schedule A of the Financial Assistance Eligibility Discount Guidelines (Attachment B).