New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter A - Medical Facilities-minimum Standards
Article 9 - Residential Health Care Facility Uniform Reporting
Part 458 - Natural Classification Of Expense
Section 458.3 - Other than salaries and wages

(a) Employee benefits. The costs of employee benefits are charged directly to the appropriate functional reporting center. If such benefits are charged initially to an employee benefits account, they must be assigned to appropriate functional reporting centers at year-end prior to cost finding. Reference: section 452.4(a)(1)(ii). Specific classifications for employee benefits follow:

(b) Fees. The fees and other amounts paid for professional services of people who are not on the facility's payroll are included in the following classifications:

(c) Supplies and materials. The following classifications are used to report the costs of the various supplies used by a residential health care facility. The fair market value of donated supplies is included in these classifications if the commodity would otherwise be purchased by the facility. An offsetting amount would be included in the reporting level Other Operating Revenue, Donated Commodities, section 453.3(i)(2)(xxi) of this Article.

(d) Purchased and contracted services. These classifications are provided to report the costs of purchased or contracted services. For instance, if the laboratory function is contracted outside the residential health care facility, the expense would be classified Contracted Services, in the laboratory functional reporting center. If, however, a minor service such as exterior painting were purchased outside the residential health care facility, the expense would be classified Repairs and Maintenance--Purchased Services-- Nonassignable. The difference between the purchased and contracted classification lies in the magnitude of the service provided by outsiders. Note that because the service rendered (exterior painting) benefited the entire facility and, therefore, is not directly assignable to a specific functional reporting center (other than the Plant Operation and Maintenance functional reporting center), the cost of the service is classified Repairs and Maintenance--Purchased Services--Nonassignable. In those instances where outside repairs and maintenance can be directly assigned to a specific functional reporting center, e.g., the repair of a piece of laundry equipment, the cost must be classified Repairs and Maintenance--Purchased Services-- Directly Assignable.

(e) Depreciation, leases and rentals.

(f) Other direct expenses.

(g) Assessments from municipalities, religious or educational foundations, or other associations. These accounts are used to report costs assessed by parent/subsidiary organizations, such as municipalities, religious or educational organizations.