Tracking #2007-xxxxx
Emergency adoption 6/8/07; eff. 7/1/07

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(12 CCR 2509-5)

[Note:  the statement of basis and purpose is incorporated with Tracking #2007-00454; 
Rule-Making #07-3-2-1 (I:/07030201.rtf)] 

[Instructions:  Replace lines 1241608 through 1241618.] 
7.419  THERAPEUTIC RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY (TRCCF) RATE SETTING [Rev. eff. 7/1/07]
A.  New Therapeutic Residential Child Care Facility (TRCCF) Provider Rate Setting
A new Therapeutic Residential Child Care Facility (TRCCF) shall receive a per diem rate (child maintenance, administrative maintenance, and services) equal to the most recent weighted average rate. This per diem rate shall remain in effect until new rates are established for all providers.
1.  A new therapeutic residential child care facility means a facility not previously licensed as a TRCCF or a facility  that  has been licensed as a TRCCF.
2.  TRCCF's that have been previously licensed as a TRCCF and have undergone a transfer of ownership are not considered new facilities.
3.  New facilities shall be treated as established facilities for rate determination purposes at the next round of rate setting.
B.  The Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-08 rate setting process for the Trails base anchor rate for existing TRCCF is as follows: 
1.  The provider’s most recent cost report submitted by May 16, 2007, shall be used to establish the provider's cost report rate. The cost report rate is the sum of child maintenance, administrative maintenance, and services included on the utilization page of the provider cost report.
2.  A one and one-half percent (1.5%) increase in community provider rates shall be added to the average of each provider's payment rate in Trails. The payment rate includes child maintenance, administrative maintenance, and services. An average of all the provider payments is computed. One standard deviation shall be added to the average to determine a ceiling rate.
3.  A comparison shall be done between the provider's cost report rate and the ceiling rate. Providers with cost report rates below the ceiling rate will receive their cost report rate. Providers with cost report rates above the ceiling rate will receive the ceiling rate.

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