A change in a facility's base year costs due to appeals to the base year cost report that occur subsequent to the effective date of these rules shall not result in changes to the rate ceilings for the classification group until the next recalculation of rates. The facility-specific prospective payment rate calculated under section 17-1739-66 shall be adjusted to reflect the appeal decision. Base year costs shall be adjusted to reflect the appeal decision, and the facility-specific prospective rate shall be recalculated, effective the first day of the rate year, based on the adjusted base year costs, as long as the rate ceilings are not exceeded.
Haw. Code R. § 17-1739-76