Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part VIII - Intellectual Disability and Autism Manual
Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management
Chapter 6211 - ALLOWABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT FOR NON-STATE OPERATED INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
STANDARD INTERIM PER DIEM RATE
Section 6211.17 - Efficiency incentive

(a) An efficiency incentive is allowable if the facility's actual allowable costs are less than the total projected operating costs, audit exceptions total no more than 6% of the facility's total projected operating costs, and if the standard interim per diem rate was used in the previous fiscal year. If the standard interim per diem rate was not used in the previous fiscal year, no efficiency incentive is allowed.

(b) Efficiency incentives shall be based upon actual audited allowable costs. Efficiency incentives shall be equal to 50% of the difference between actual and total projected operating costs up to a maximum of 6% of the total actual audited costs for the facility for the fiscal year.

(c) The Department will not require that the efficiency incentive to be used to offset allowable costs.