Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-42-.09

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

Section 560-X-42-.09 - Laundry Expense

(1) Allowable costs will be limited to the laundry costs which are ordinary and necessary to the operation of an ICF/IID facility and will not include costs associated with the personal laundry of residents (if the facility charges for resident personal laundry).

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

(a) Laundry salaries and employee benefits attributable to laundry personnel.

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

(c) Depreciation on equipment used in providing laundry services.

(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-42-.10, "Travel Expense."

(4) If the facility charges for resident personal laundry, the total cost of handling the personal laundry 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) If a facility elects not to charge sponsors or residents a personal laundry charge, Medicaid will not deduct a percentage of total laundry costs from the facility's rate computation.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-42-.09

Rule effective October 13, 1988. Amended: Filed: June 8, 1993; effective July 13, 1993.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXV, Issue No. 08, May 31, 2017, eff. 6/26/2017.

Author: Robin Arrington, Associate Director, LTC Provider/Recipient Services Unit

Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.250 - .255.