Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA) Rates

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New York State Department of Health

Effective January 1, 2022

Agency:
OPCERT: xxxxxxx
MMIS ID: xxxxxxxx
Locator Code: xxx
County:
Region:
Group:

Rate Components Certified Home Health Care Services
Nursing Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Home Health Aide
  Total Allowable Costs (including all Administrative Expenses):
1) Cost/Visit or Cost/Hour (for HHA)  
2) Regional Group Ceiling (Total Regional Cost/Visit or Total Regional Cost/Hour)
3) Current Charges
4) Lower of 1) Cost/Visit/ or Cost/Hour, 2) Regional Group Ceiling, 3) Current Charges (if > $0) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
  Disallowed Administrative Expenses (Subject to Statewide Admin Cap):
5) Total Agency Admin & General Cost  
6) Allowable Admin & General Cap
7) Disallowed A&G (6-5)
8) Total Rate (4+7) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
9) Minimum Wage Adjustment  
10) Worker Recruitment & Retention Adjustment [(8+9)*2.25%]
11) Recruitment, Training & Retention Adjustment [(8+9) * 4.70%]
12) Final Rate (8+9+10+11) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Effective January 1, 2022

Agency:
OPCERT: xxxxxxx
MMIS ID: xxxxxxxx
Locator Code: xxx
County:
Region:
Group:

Rate Components Nursing Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Home Health Aide Cost Report Reference / Formula
  Total Allowable Costs (including all Administrative Expenses)
1) Total Visits (Therapy Services) or Hours (HHA)   Sch. 5a.1 & 5a.2 Col 023 + Col 024 converted to visits for Nursing (1 visit = 13 hours). Nursing - lines 004, 015, 016; PT - line 002; Speech - lines 007, 010, OT - lines 003, HHA - lines 001, 008, 011 - 014, 017, 019
2) Medical Social Services / Nutrition / Social & Environmental Support Units Reallocation   Sch. 5a.1 & 5a.2 Col 023; lines 005, 006, 009 reallocated to therapy services based on service % of therapy (Nursing, PT, Speech, OT) visits
3) Adjusted Allowable Visits (Therapy Services) or Hours (HHA)   (1) + (2)
4) Allowable Costs   Sch. 3a, Col 003; lines 001, 002, 003, 004, 007, 008, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018
5) Medical Social Services / Nutrition / Social & Environmental Support Cost Reallocation   Sch. 3a, Col 003; lines 005, 006, 009 reallocated to therapy services based on % of therapy (Nursing, PT, Speech, OT) costs
6) Adjusted Allowable Costs   (4) + (5)
7) Cost/Visit or Cost/Hour for HHA   (6) / (3)
8) Initial Current Charges   Sch. 7a, Col "Current Charges to the General Public". Nursing - line 004. PT - line 002. OT - line 003. Speech - lines 007, 010. HHA - lines 001, 008.
9) Medical Social Services / Nutrition / Social & Environmental Support Current Charges Reallocation   Sch. 7a, Col "Current Charges to the General Public" lines 005, 006, 009 reallocated to therapy services based on % of therapy (Nursing, PT, Speech OT) current charges
10) Current Charges $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 (8) + (9)
  Disallowed Administrative Expenses (Subject to Statewide Admin Cap):
11) Total Allowable Costs (All Services)   Sch. 3a, Col 003, line 019
12) Capital Related - Buildings & Fixtures   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 002,005,006,008,009,015
13) Capital Related - Moveable Equipment   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 003,007,010,011
14) Total Capital Costs   (12) + (13)
15) Total Operating Costs   (11) - (14)
16) Total Admin & General Costs   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 014, 016, 018
17) Agency Admin & General Cost Percentage   (16) / (15)
18) Statewide Average Cap Admin & General Cost Percentage   See #41 in Statewide Average Cap Support table below for calculation
19) Allowable Admin & General Cost Percentage   Lower of (17) or (18)
20) Total Agency & Admin General Cost   Page 1 - CHHA #4 * (17)
21) Allowable Admin & General Cap   Page 1 - CHHA #4 * (19)
22) Disallowed A&G   (21) - (20)
Group Ceiling Support Nursing Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Home Health Aide Cost Report Reference / Formula
  Cost/Visit or Cost/Hour (All Agencies in Regional Group)
23) Total Visits / Hours (All Agencies in Regional Group)   Sch. 5a.1 & 5a.2 Col 023 + Col 024 converted to visits for Nursing (1 visit = 13 hours). Nursing - lines 004, 015, 016; PT - line 002; Speech - lines 007, 010, OT - lines 003, HHA - lines 001, 008, 011 - 014, 017, 019
24) Medical Social Services/Nutrition/Social & Environmental Support Units Reallocation (All Agencies in Regional Group)   Sch. 5a.1 & 5a.2 Col 023; lines 005, 006, 009 reallocated to therapy services based on service % of therapy (Nursing, PT, Speech, OT) visits
25) Adjusted Allowable Visits (All Agencies in Regional Group)   (23) + (24)
26) Allowable Costs (All Agencies in Regional Group)   Sch. 3a, Col 003; lines 001, 002, 003, 004, 007, 008, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018
27) Medical Social Services/Nutrition/Social & Environmental Support Allowable Cost Reallocation (All Agencies in Regional Group)   Sch. 3a, Col 003; lines 005, 006, 009 reallocated to therapy services based on % of therapy (Nursing, PT, Speech, OT) costs
28) Adjusted Allowable Costs (All Agencies in Regional Group)   (26) + (27)
29) Cost / Visit or Cost / Hour (All Agencies in Regional Group)   (28) / (25)
  Group Ceiling Calculation
30) Service Cap   (29) * (125% ceiling percent)
31) Service Base (29) * (75% base percent)
32) Service Centered Costs Sum for all agencies in regional group: [ Agency-Specific step (3) ] * [ Agency-Specific step (7) capped at step (30) and floored at step (31) ]
33) Service Centered Average Rate (32) / (25)
34) Group Ceiling $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 (33) * (110% high percent)
Statewide Average Cap Support Nursing Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Home Health Aide Cost Report Reference / Formula
Build-Up (All Agencies Statewide)
35) Total Allowable Costs (All Agencies Statewide)   Sch. 3a, Col 003, line 019
36) Capital Related - Buildings & Fixtures (All Agencies Statewide)   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 002,005,006,008,009,015
37) Capital Related - Moveable Equipment (All Agencies Statewide)   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 003,007,010,011
38) Total Capital Costs (All Agencies Statewide)   (36) + (37)
39) Total Operating Costs (All Agencies Statewide)   (35) - (38)
40) Total Admin & General Costs (All Agencies Statewide)   Sch. 4a, Col 004, lines 014,016,018
41) Agency Admin & Costs Percentage 0.00% (40) / (39)
  2022 2021 2021 + 2022
Base Rate Increase
Downstate $1.00 $1.00 $2.00
Upstate $0.70 $0.70 $1.40
Fringe Benefits
Downstate $0.18 $0.18 $0.35
Upstate $0.12 $0.12 $0.24
MW Increase
Downstate (Base Rate + Fringe Benefits) $1.18 $1.18 $2.35
Upstate (Base Rate + Fringe Benefits) $0.82 $0.82 $1.64