Sec.17a-17-12. Computation of per diem payment rate for educational services

(a) The calculation of a per diem payment rate for educational services will be based on the operational program and the ASCAR; specifically, properly allocated costs for educational services during the past contract period, less revenue and offsets allocated to education services will provide net educational services cost which is the basis for computing the per diem payment rate.

(b) The net educational services cost shall be updated for the two year period between the year being reported and the year for which the rate is being set as follows:

The first year following the reporting year will be updated by applying the legislative increase for the private facilities' portion of the Board and Care account for that year. The second year following the reporting year will be updated by applying the percentage increase for the private facilities' portion of the Board and Care account as promulgated in the Governor's budget document.

(c) Other requests for adjustments must be supported by complete documentation; only those adjustments deemed necessary by SDE, in consultation with the appropriate LEA, for the provision of educational services will be considered.

(d) The per diem payment rate for educational services will be calculated as follows:

The adjusted net educational services cost divided by the total number of educational days delivered to all children and other minors at the APSEP during the past contract year equals the per diem payment rate for educational services.

(Effective February 1, 1994)