NY resident funds trust bonds.
1% of the bond amount.

A New York nursing facility that holds residents' personal funds on deposit must purchase a surety bond, or provide self-insurance, to assure the security of those funds, under 10 NYCRR § 415.26(h)(5)(v) — a New York State Department of Health regulation. The bond amount tracks the total resident funds the facility manages; our premium on it is priced at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum, and your exact figure appears at the application.

Required by 10 NYCRR § 415.26(h)(5)(v) for any licensed nursing facility that deposits residents’ personal funds
Sized to the total dollar amount of resident funds the facility holds in its trust account
From $100, soft pull only — enter your facility’s resident-fund balance and see your exact price at the application
From $1001% of the bond amount, $100 minimumSoft pull onlynever a hard inquiryInstantissued the moment you pay
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Triple Five
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

Nothing here waits on an underwriting queue for most facilities. Enter your resident-fund balance, consent to a soft credit pull, pay, and keep the bond on file. Here is the whole thing:

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Apply online

Your facility details, the total resident personal funds you hold on deposit, the effective date, and a one-time consent that authorizes a soft credit pull.

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Pay & e-sign

Your price is priced at application — 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.

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Keep it on file

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email. Keep it with your facility's licensure file and be ready to produce it if the Department of Health reviews your resident-funds account. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the resident's personal funds trust bond actually guarantees

Federal Medicaid and Medicare nursing-facility rules require a facility that manages resident funds above a small threshold to hold those funds in trust, separate from the facility’s own operating accounts. New York implements its half of that framework at 10 NYCRR § 415.26, the Department of Health’s "organization and administration" rule for nursing homes: subsection (h)(5)(v) requires the facility to "purchase a surety bond, or provide self-insurance, to assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility."

It is a three-party arrangement: the facility (the principal), the surety carrier, and the New York State Department of Health (the obligee), with residents and their families as the protected parties. If a facility mismanages, loses, or fails to account for the trust funds it was holding, a resident or the Department can look to the bond for recovery — and if the surety pays a claim, the facility repays the surety. It is not insurance for the facility; it is a backstop for the people whose money the facility was entrusted with.

There is no single statutory dollar figure for every facility. The rule ties the required security to the total dollar amount of resident funds the facility actually manages — a home holding modest petty-cash balances needs far less coverage than one administering large resident accounts. Enter the balance your facility currently holds; your premium is priced from a $100 minimum after a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.

10 NYCRR § 415.26(h)(5)(v)N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 10, § 415.26(h)(5)(v) reads: "The facility shall purchase a surety bond, or provide self-insurance, to assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility." The broader subsection (h)(5) sets the accompanying account rules for facilities: resident funds over $50 must sit in an interest-bearing account separate from the facility’s own operating accounts, with interest credited to the resident, while balances of $50 or less may be kept in a non-interest-bearing account or petty-cash fund. The rule does not itself specify a bond amount formula or a fixed penal sum; confirm the figure the Department expects with your facility’s licensure contact at the Department of Health, based on the resident funds you actually hold.

You need this bond if you are

A licensed New York nursing home or nursing facility that accepts residents' personal funds for safekeeping
Renewing an existing resident-funds surety bond as your facility's resident-fund balance has grown
Newly required to bond after the Department of Health flagged self-insurance as insufficient at your facility
A facility operator switching carriers and replacing an expiring resident-funds bond without a lapse

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — your facility details, the resident-fund balance you hold, and a one-time consent that authorizes a soft credit pull only. Your exact price is set at the application from a $100 minimum.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the New York resident's personal funds trust bond?Our premium is priced at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The bond amount itself isn't fixed by us — it tracks the total resident personal funds your facility holds on deposit under 10 NYCRR § 415.26(h)(5)(v). Enter that balance and your exact price appears at the application.
What amount should I enter?The total dollar amount of residents' personal funds your facility currently holds in trust — the balance the Department of Health's resident-funds rule requires you to secure. If you are unsure of the figure, your facility's business office or resident-trust ledger should have it.
Do I pay the full bond amount?No. You pay the premium — 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The bond amount is the surety's maximum exposure if your facility fails to account for the resident funds it holds. Nobody escrows your money, and it is not a deposit.
Is there a credit check?The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond, and your price does not move at checkout.
What does the bond actually guarantee?It guarantees the security of residents' personal funds your facility holds on deposit. If the facility mismanages or fails to account for those funds, a resident or the Department of Health can claim against the bond, and if the surety pays, the facility repays the surety. It replaces self-insurance as the way a facility satisfies 10 NYCRR § 415.26(h)(5)(v).
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Premiums from $100, soft pull only, and your price is set at the application. Enter your resident-fund balance and keep the bond on file today. Free until issued.

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