Competency Evaluation: Home- and Community-Based Services Cost Reporting

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* 1. Please enter your name and email address for the purpose of issuing a certificate. Please enter your name as you would like to see it on your certificate.

Name

Email Address

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* 2. Which items indicate the purpose of a cost report? (Check all that apply.)

Calculates actual and allowable unit cost for ID/BI SCL, IMMT, and CMH Family and Community Support Services.

Determines the tiered rates for those services who use this method.

Determines the prospective Medicaid Fee for Service payment rate (but not tiered rates)

Used to calculate year-end Medicaid Fee for Service cost settlement (but not tiered rates)

Used to issue sanctions to providers who do not meet required standards

Provides information to state decision makers (Medicaid Policy, MCOs, Legislature, Actuary, etc.)

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* 3. True or False. The cost report template does not change, so you should be able to use your saved file version from year to year.

True

False

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* 4. Regardless of any agency’s “fiscal year” HCBS cost reports are due:

October 1

December 31

January 1

June 30

At the conclusion of the provider's fiscal year.

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* 5. Which items are new to the cost report?

Line 2420 - Host Home Direct Care Service

Reporting FFS and MCO data

Mileage reimbursement is now limited to the IRS Reimbursement Rate

ARPA schedule

Schedule D-1 versions 1 and 2

Habilitation service units are not reported on the statistical page.

Rules were updated to limit agency related party compensation to the same amount as ICF/IDs.

Schedule C=1 reports only property expense or property where members live.

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* 6. On the Schedule C-1 Residential Property Expense which of these is FALSE for your cost reporting?

Do not report residential property used by members.

Do not report property used for administrative or program spaces.

Do not report about an office space in your personal home.

This schedule is for property that you as an agency rent or own and members live in it, usually paying rent to the agency.

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* 7. True or False: The indirect costs column is for costs that support ALL functions of the entity, not just one or some functions.

True

False

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* 8. Which describes Direct Care costs best from schedule D?

Home and vehicle modifications such as handrails, ramps, and installation costs.

Costs associated with providing services such as driving from the office to a member’s home, driving from member home to member home, driving member from location to location, or picking up specific supplies for direct care.

Transportation related to the overall agency or general operations not related to providing a direct service to a member.

None of the above.