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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of |
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Chapter 388-96. Nursing facility medicaid payment system. |
Section 388-96-542. Home office or central office.
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- (1) When calculating the median lid on home and central office costs and determining which home and central office costs to test against the median lid, the department will include all allowable, reported home/central office costs including all costs that are nonduplicative, documented, ordinary, necessary, and related to the provision of medical and personal care services to authorized patients.(2)(a) Assets used in the provision of services by or to a nursing facility, but not located on the premises of the nursing facility, shall not be included in net invested funds or in the calculation of property payment for the nursing facility.(b) The nursing facility may allocate depreciation, interest expense, and operating lease expense for the home office, central office, and other off-premises assets to the cost of the services provided to or by the nursing facility on a reasonable statistical basis approved by the department.(c) The allocated costs of (b) of this subsection may be included in the cost of services in such cost centers where such services and related costs are appropriately reported.(3) Home office or central office costs must be allocated and reported in conformity with the department-approved JCAD methodology as required by WAC 388-96-534.(4) Home office or central office costs are subject to the limitation specified in WAC 388-96-585.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.46 RCW, 2010 1st sp.s. c 34, and 2010 1st sp.s. c 37 § 958. WSR 11-05-068, § 388-96-542, filed 2/14/11, effective 2/26/11. Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.46 RCW as amended by 1998 c 322 § 19(11), RCW 74.46.270 and 74.46.800. WSR 98-20-023, § 388-96-542, filed 9/25/98, effective 10/1/98.]
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388-96-534,388-96-585,