Section 686.270 Minimum Homemaker Costs for Homemaker Service Providers

Section 686

Section 686.270  Minimum Homemaker

Costs for Homemaker Service

Providers

a)         As provided under Section 686.250(a)(1)(C), Homemaker Service

Providers are required to expend a minimum of 77% of the total revenues due

from the HSP, to include the customer incurred expense, for Homemaker costs, as

enumerated in Section 686.280, during a reporting year.

1)         This percentage is to be adhered to on a statewide basis.

2)         The remaining 23% of the total revenues may be spent by the

Homemaker Service Providers at their discretion on administrative or Program support

costs, also delineated in Section 686.280.

b)         Failure of the Homemaker Service Provider to meet the

requirements in subsection (a) may result in the following:

1)         Within 60 days, the Homemaker Service Provider will be

required to submit a corrective action plan that shall include Homemaker Service

Provider payments to current Homemakers in an amount that will, in total, bring

the Homemaker Service Provider into compliance with the requirements in

subsection (a).  After HSP's review and approval of the corrective action plan,

the Homemaker Service Provider shall implement and observe it.

2)         Failure by the Homemaker Service Provider to submit and/or

observe a corrective action plan that is acceptable to HSP shall result in

termination after 60 days notice.