Section 405 IAC 1-14.6-8 - Limitations or qualifications to Medicaid reimbursement; advertising; vehicle basisAuthority: IC 12-15-1-10; IC 12-15-21-2
Affected: IC 12-13-7-3; IC 12-15
Sec. 8.
(a) Advertising is not an allowable cost under this rule except for those advertising costs incurred in the recruitment of facility personnel necessary for compliance with facility certification requirements. Advertising costs are not allowable in connection with public relations or fundraising or to encourage patient utilization.(b) Each facility and home office shall be allowed only one (1) patient care-related automobile to be included in the vehicle basis for purposes of computing the average historical cost of property of the median bed. As used in this subsection, "vehicle basis" means the purchase price of the vehicle used for facility or home office operation. If a portion of the use of the vehicle is for personal purposes or for purposes other than operation of the facility or home office, then such portion of the cost must not be included in the vehicle basis. The facility and home office are responsible for maintaining records to substantiate operational and personal use for one (1) allowable automobile. This limitation does not apply to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than six thousand (6,000) pounds.Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-14.6-8; filed Aug 12, 1998, 2:27 p.m.: 22 IR 75, eff Oct 1, 1998; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:54 a.m.: 20191211-IR-405190487RFAReadopted filed 5/30/2023, 11:54 a.m.: 20230628-IR-405230292RFA