Section 405IAC1-17-15. Allowable costs; calculation of allowable owner or related party compensation; wages; salaries; fees; fringe benefits

   (a) Compensation for management, consultant, or any individual or entity rendering services above the department head level shall be subject to the annual limitations described in this section. All compensation received by the parties as described in this subsection shall be reported and separately identified on the financial report form even though such payment may exceed the limitations. This compensation is allowed to cover costs for all administrative, policy making, decision making, and other management and consultant functions above the department head level. This includes wages, salaries, and fees for owner, administrator, assistant administrator, management, contractor, and consultant as well as any other individual or entity performing such tasks.

  (b) The maximum amount of management compensation for the parties identified in subsection (a) shall be the lesser of the amount under subsection (d), as updated by the office on July 1 of each year by determining the average rate of change of the most recent twelve (12) quarters of the Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator, or the amount of patient related wages, salaries, or fees actually paid or withdrawn which were properly reported to the federal Internal Revenue Service as wages, salaries, fringe benefits, expenses, or fees. If liabilities are established, they shall be paid within seventy-five (75) days after the end of the accounting period or such costs shall be disallowed.

  (c) In addition to wages, salaries, and fees paid to owners under subsection (b), the office will allow up to twelve percent (12%) of the appropriate schedule for fringe benefits, business expenses charged to an operation, and other assets actually withdrawn that are patient related. These expenses include fringe benefits that do not meet nondiscriminatory requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, entertainment, travel, or continuing education. Other assets actually withdrawn include only those items that were actually accrued and subsequently paid during the cost reporting period in which personal services were rendered and reported to the federal Internal Revenue Service as fringe benefits, expenses, or fees. If liabilities are established, they shall be paid within seventy-five (75) days after the end of the accounting period or such costs shall be disallowed.

  (d) The management compensation and expense limitation per operation effective July 1, 1995, shall be as follows:

Owner and Management Compensation		Owner's Expenses
Beds	Allowance	(12% × bed allowance)
10	$21,542	$2,585
20	$28,741	$3,449
30	$35,915	$4,310
40	$43,081	$5,170
50	$50,281	$6,034
60	$54,590	$6,551
70	$58,904	$7,068
80	$63,211	$7,585
90	$67,507	$8,101
100	$71,818	$8,618
110	$77,594	$9,311
120	$83,330	$10,000
130	$89,103	$10,692
140	$94,822	$11,379
150	$100,578	$12,069
160	$106,311	$12,757
170	$112,068	$13,448
180	$117,807	$14,137
190	$123,562	$14,827
200	$129,298	$15,516
200 & over	$129,298+ $262/bed over 200	$15,516+ $31/bed over 200

This subsection applies to each provider of a certified Medicaid operation. The unused portions of the allowance for one (1) operation shall not be carried over to other operations. (Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-17-15; filed Sep 1, 1998, 3:25 p.m.: 22 IR 89; 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-405130241RFA)