Recognized Amounts (ELG)

[3] 1 Pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1, letters a and b, LCPC, the Council of State shall set, by separate decrees, the accommodation tax and the amount of personal expenses applicable to individuals living permanently or for a long period in an authorized nursing home under the Health Law (LS) of February 6, 1995 [4].

2. For individuals residing outside the canton in institutions similar to those mentioned in paragraph 1, the daily fees established by the canton of residence are applicable, provided that the placement has been previously accepted by the Public Health Service in accordance with Article 25a, paragraph 5, of the Federal Health Insurance Act (LAMal) [5]. Otherwise, the maximum daily fee considered is equal to the accommodation tax specified in the decree setting the accommodation tax applicable to individuals benefiting from PC/AVS/AI and residing in a medical-social establishment or a healthcare home, of June 19, 2019 [6]. For these individuals, the amount of personal expenses is equivalent to that established under paragraph 1.

[7] 1 Pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 1, letters a and b, LCPC, the Council of State shall set, by separate decree, the daily charges and the amount of personal expenses applicable to persons living permanently or for a period of more than three months in social institutions recognized by the Council of State or by the Inter-Cantonal Convention on Social Institutions (ICSI).

2. For persons residing out of the canton in institutions similar to those mentioned in paragraph 1 and recognized by decree of the Council of State or by the Inter-Cantonal Convention on Social Institutions (ICSI), the Council of State shall set, by separate decree, the applicable daily charges. For these persons, the amount of personal expenses is equivalent to that set pursuant to paragraph 1.

[8] 1. For recipients of old-age pensions who are residing long-term in a nursing home, a social institution, or a hospital, one-fifth of the net assets, after deduction of the exemption provided for in Article 11, paragraph 1, letter c, of the LPC, is considered in calculating the determining income.

2. For recipients of disability pensions who are residing long-term in a nursing home, a social institution, or a hospital, one-tenth of the net assets, after deduction of the exemption provided for in Article 11, paragraph 1, letter c, of the LPC.

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[10] 1 Repealed.

2. Persons living permanently for an extended period in a licensed EHPAD (Etablissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes) as defined by the Health Law (HL) of February 6, 1995, whose share of determining income exceeds recognized expenses but who benefit from individual aid, as defined in Article 23 of the Law on the Financing of Medical-Social Institutions (LFMSI) of September 28, 2010, are entitled to reimbursement of medical expenses established according to Article 14 LPC.

The information is adequately provided to potential beneficiaries

a) through official notices published annually in the Official Gazette;

b) as well as by the regular dispatch, through compensation funds, of information to all pensioners.

[12] 1 The application for supplementary benefits is submitted to the Regional AVS Agency (ARAVS) of the municipality of residence.

2. The ARAVS are required to comply with the guidelines issued by the Neuchâtel Cantonal Compensation Fund for their attention and cooperate in the execution of tasks related to the LPC.

The Neuchâtel Cantonal Compensation Fund is responsible for the implementation of this regulation.

The Implementing Regulation of the Introductory Law to the Federal Law on Supplementary Benefits to Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RLCPC), of December 13, 2000 [13], is repealed.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on January 1, 2008.

2. It shall be published in the Official Gazette and inserted in the Neuchâtel Legal Collection.