Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-01 - General Rules
Chapter 0465-01-02 - Methodology Utilized to Determine Payments to Service Providers (Rate Structure)
Section 0465-01-02-.10 - VALUE-BASED RATE SETTING METHODOLOGY FOR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT-INDIVIDUAL JOB DEVELOPMENT

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0465-01-02-.10

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Supported employment-individual job development is paid for on an outcome basis.

(2) The unit is a complete episode of the service as defined in the approved Section 1915(c) waiver application and includes all of the service required to deliver the expected outcome.

(3) The outcome-based rate is calculated using the following factors:

(a) Average cost of job developer hour of service, including these component costs:
1. DSP reimbursement rate;

2. Adjustment of $2.75/hour to increase DSP reimbursement rate to account for additional qualifications required for job developer;

3. Employee-related expenses;

4. Administrative costs;

5. Productivity assumptions; and

6. Travel costs;

(b) Rate level factor based on average number of job developer hours required to complete service and secure outcome adjusted for intensity of support needs of the individual; and

(c) Billable service adjustment for percentage of waiver participants that do not complete the service due to reasons beyond the purview of the provider's control.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-2701, 4-3-2707, 4-4-103, 4-5-201, et seq., 4-5-208, et seq. and its applicable regulations concerning emergency rules, 33-1-201, 33-1-202, 33-1-203(1) and (6), 33-1-204, 33-1-301, 33-1-302, 33-1-302(a)(3) and (a)(4), 33-1-303, 33-1-303(3) and (11), 33-1-304, 33-1-305(1), and 33-1-309(d); Executive Order of the State of Tennessee No. 23, dated October 19, 1999; State of Tennessee Delegated Purchase Authority DP 10-28649-00 Reg. 515; the "Reimbursement Rate" for Medical Services under DIDD federal waiver(s) for provision of services as administered by TennCare; and. Tennessee Public Chapter 1100, June 23, 2010.

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