Section 686.250 Financial Reporting of Homemaker Service Providers

Section 686

Section 686.250  Financial

Reporting of Homemaker Service

Providers

a)         Homemaker

Service Providers shall be required to:

1)         complete

and submit a Homemaker Cost Certification report that is based upon actual,

documented expenditures.

A)        The report

must be submitted annually, within 60 days after the end of the reporting

period, and may be prepared as a part of the Homemaker Service Provider's

annual audit.

B)        The

report may be based on a calendar year or on the Homemaker Service Provider's fiscal

year; however, once it is determined which time period is to be used, written

approval from HSP shall be required for a change in that determination.

C)        The

report must demonstrate that the Homemaker Service Provider has expended a

minimum of 77% of the total revenues due from HSP, including the customer

incurred expense, for Homemaker costs as enumerated in Section 686.280.  For

purposes of this report, the phrase "total revenues due from HSP"

does not include any amount received as an enhanced rate under Section 686.235

by a qualifying Homemaker Service Provider.

D)        The

report shall identify the Homemaker Service Provider's expenditures for

Homemaker costs of Program support costs, and administrative costs as

enumerated in Section 686.280.

2)         complete

and submit a Homemaker Cost Certification report to document compliance with

any rate-based wage increase for Homemaker employees who provide services under

HSP.  The report must be submitted within 60 calendar days after issuance of

written notification of the increase by HSP.

b)         The

accuracy of the reports identified in subsections (a)(1) and (2) must be

attested to by an authorized representative of the Homemaker Service Provider

to document compliance with

any rate-based wage increase for Homemaker employees who provide services under

HSP.  The report must be submitted within 60 calendar days after issuance of

written notification of the increase by HSP.

b)         The

accuracy of the reports identified in subsections (a)(1) and (2) must be

attested to by an authorized representative of the Homemaker Service Provider.

c)         HSP

reserves the right to require the Homemaker Service Provider to engage an

independent certified public accounting firm, approved by HSP, to verify the

information and data submitted by the Homemaker Service Provider if HSP is in

possession of evidence to suggest the information and data submitted is

inaccurate, incomplete or fraudulent.  This audit will be performed at the

Homemaker Service Provider's expense.

d)         HSP may take appropriate

enforcement action in the following instances:

1)         a

Homemaker Service Provider did not submit a report;

2)         a

report is inaccurate, incomplete or fraudulent; or

3)         a

Homemaker Service Provider did not increase the wages paid to its Homemaker

employees in the amount required by a rate increase under HSP.

e)         Homemaker

Services Providers approved for the enhanced rate for health insurance costs:

1)         shall

not report the enhanced rate for health insurance costs paid by HSP as part of their

revenue for purposes of the required financial reporting under this Section;

and

2)         shall

not report health insurance for Homemaker employees as an incurred cost for

purposes of the required financial reporting under this Section, except for an

amount in excess of the enhanced rate paid by HSP during a reporting period.

f)         Enforcement

action towards a Homemaker Service Provider includes, but is not limited to the

imposition of a corrective action plan, suspension of referrals from HSP,

and/or termination of rate agreements with HSP.