Section 355.9080 - Reimbursement Methodology for Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers(a) Payment rate determination. Payment rates for the Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers program are developed based on payment rates determined for other programs that provide similar services. If payment rates are not available from other programs providing similar services, payment rates are determined using a pro forma analysis in accordance with § 355.105(h) of this chapter (relating to General Reporting and Documentation Requirements, Methods, and Procedures).(b) Related information. The information in § 355.101 of this chapter (relating to Introduction) and § 355.105(g) of this chapter applies to this section.(c) Reporting of cost. To gather adequate financial and statistical information upon which to base reimbursement, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) may require a contracted provider to submit a cost report for any service provided through the Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers program.(1) If HHSC requires the provider to submit a cost report, the provider must follow the cost reporting guidelines in § 355.105 of this chapter and the guidelines for determining whether a cost is allowable or unallowable in § 355.102 of this chapter (relating to General Principles of Allowable and Unallowable Costs) and § 355.103 of this chapter (relating to Specifications for Allowable and Unallowable Costs).(2) A provider is excused from the requirement to submit a cost report if the provider meets one or more of the conditions in § 355.105(b)(4)(D) of this chapter.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 355.9080
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 50, December 11, 2015, TexReg 8885, eff. 1/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 36, September 8, 2023, TexReg 5022, eff. 9/10/2023