Section R. 400.2024 - Reimbursable costs of institutional careRule 24. All the following are reimbursable costs of institutional care:
(a) The operating costs of a county-operated facility approved to provide detention, group care, or shelter care, as defined by the office in published policies and business processes, which is limited to the governing policy provided by the office in published policies and business processes. These costs are restricted to the following expenditures for services and goods necessary to provide direct services to the youth placed in the facility: (i) The cost for direct care, administrative, and support staff who devote 100% of their time to the youth placed in the facility.(ii) The cost of supportive services on a prorated basis if supported by documentation.(iii) Prorated space costs if the entire facility is not utilized as a child care institution.(iv) A once-a-year allowance for a gift at holiday time for each ward in institutional care.(b) The cost of care in an out-of-state institution that has filed documentation, with the state or the court, of having a valid license to provide care and the details of the rates and service provided.(c) The cost of care provided in another county's child care facility if the facility has established and published the same per diem rate for all county and state placements.(d) Subsidy payments to a facility operated by another county to assure the availability of bed spaces if approved in the annual plan and budget.(e) The cost of care in a certified medical or psychiatric hospital.(f) The cost of care, at the state-established rate, in a facility licensed as a private child care institution.(g) The cost of care, exclusive of the education costs, at a boarding school licensed under section 1335 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1335.(h) The cost of case service payments for services or materials not included in state-established rates.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.2024
1987 AACS; 2020 MR 10, Eff. 5/20/2020