Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-42 - ICF/MR REIMBURSEMENT
Section 560-X-42-.09 - Laundry Expense
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(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:
(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.
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.