Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-22-.12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 560-X-22-.12 - Laundry Expense

(1) Allowable costs will be limited to the laundry costs which are ordinary and necessary to the operation of a nursing facility and will not include costs associated with the personal laundry of patients.

(2) Examples of such costs include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Salaries and employee benefits attributable to laundry personnel.

(b) Supplies and materials used in providing laundry services.

(c) One and one half percent (1.5%) of Fair Rental to be applied to laundry.

(d) Costs directly attributable to the delivery of laundry.

(e) Charges by an outside laundry.

(3) Allowable salaries and benefits will include all personnel directly involved in performing this service. Delivery costs will be subject to the limitation in Rule 560-X-22-.13, "Travel Expense."

(4) The total cost of handling the personal laundry of patients must be deducted from actual laundry costs. If this cost cannot be separated from other laundry costs, two (2) one-week laundry studies based on weight must be conducted by the facility at six (6) month intervals. The laundry costs will then be reduced by the personal laundry proportion as determined by the studies.

(5) Medicaid will reimburse providers a fixed fee of $1.25 per patient day for providing patient personal laundry service. All providers must offer this service to Medicaid patients. If a patient declines to use the service, a signed statement from the patient and/or his sponsor attesting to this fact must be on file.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-22-.12

Rule effective 10/1/1982. Amended effective 7/9/1984; October 1, 1990. Emergency rule effective 9/12/1991. Amended effective 12/12/1991.

Author: Susan Mims

Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.200 - .272, et seq.