Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 4300.83 - Compensation(a) Compensation costs eligible for Departmental participation shall be the lesser of the amounts negotiated and approved by the county as part of the contract or the amounts specified in subsections (b) and (c). The Department recognizes the responsibility and authority of the board of directors of each agency for establishing employe salaries and benefits. Compensation exceeding the amounts eligible for Departmental participation shall be the financial responsibility of the county or the agency.(b) The Department will participate in compensation for employes of program funded agencies up to the combined prevailing Commonwealth salaries and benefits for functionally equivalent positions. The county program will use a crosswalk, such as the MCR System or PAP, to determine functionally equivalent positions. The crosswalks will incorporate the chief executive officer reimbursement grid methodology identified in subsection (c). The Department will perform an initial review of job descriptions and organizational information and crosswalk the positions into the appropriate structure. The appropriate county authority will have the ongoing responsibility to maintain the crosswalk. The Department will also review these actions by post audit using as its standard of review a set of functional job categories and their corresponding salary levels.(c) The Department will participate in the costs of compensation for employees of agencies funded on a unit of service basis. The Department will participate in compensation for the chief executive officers of these agencies up to the combined salaries and benefits approved for these positions. A chief executive officer reimbursement grid methodology will be used to determine eligible salaries. It classifies agencies according to total expenditures, and as multiple or single service providers. Multiple service providers are those providers for which counties reported expenditures of at least $100,000 in at least two cost centers. Single service providers are those providers for which counties reported expenditures of at least $100,000 in a single cost center. Total provider expenditures and expenditures by cost center will be based on annual county program income and expenditure reports submitted by counties under § 4300.133 (relating to financial reporting requirements) and the cost reports submitted to the Department by intermediate care facilities for individuals with an intellectual disability. The Department will entertain waiver requests submitted under § 4300.11 (relating to waivers) to include other expenditures, not normally reported to the Department, for classifying agencies.(1) The reimbursement grid is as follows: | Pay Range | Multiple Service Providers | Single Service Providers |
| # 54 | $7,000,000 |
| # 53 | $7,000,000 |
| # 52 | $5,000,000 |
| # 51 | $5,000,000 |
| # 50 | $3,000,000 |
| # 49 | $3,000,000 |
| # 48 | $1,000,000 |
| # 47 | $1,000,000 |
| # 46 | $ 500,000 |
| # 45 | $ 500,000 |
| # 44 | $ 300,000 |
| # 43 | $ 300,000 |
| # 42 |
| # 41 | $ 100,000 |
(2) The salary corresponding to a pay range which is eligible for reimbursement by the Department shall be based on the Commonwealth schedule of salaries for its management employes.(d) The benefit percentage rate to be applied in determining maximum compensation costs in subsections (b) and (c) will be published annually in a Departmental bulletin.(e) The following agency expenses are considered employe benefits eligible for Departmental participation: (1) Workman's compensation insurance.(3) Unemployment compensation.(5) Hospital and medical insurance.(6) Supplemental health and welfare benefits such as pharmaceutical, dental and vision care.(f) The Department will participate in expenses for other benefits not specified in subsection (e) to the extent they are under formally established and consistently applied agency policies.(g) The Department will participate in the cost of overtime paid under formally established and consistently applied agency policies.(h) The Department will participate in the cost of compensation for employes who are required to be available for emergencies if the standby time is paid under formally established and consistently applied agency policies.(i) The Department will participate in the cost of compensation for employes who are called to work outside of their regular work schedule if the call time is paid under formally established and consistently applied agency policies.(j) The Department will participate in the cost of leave and holidays to the extent they are under formally established and consistently applied agency policies.The provisions of this §4300.83 amended June 17, 2016, effective 6/18/2016, 46 Pa.B. 3177.The provisions of this §4300.83 amended under sections 201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §§ 4201(2) and (8) and 4202).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 4300.81 (relating to applicability); 55 Pa. Code § 4300.111 (relating to applicability); 55 Pa. Code § 4300.114 (relating to agency schedule of charges); 55 Pa. Code § 4300.115 (relating to Department established fees); and 55 Pa. Code § 4300.116 (relating to county negotiated fees).