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(A) “Leased staff services” means services provided by staff who are furnished to an ICF-MR by a leasing firm under contract with the facility.
(B) Costs related to staff leasing are reimbursable as other/contracted costs if all of the following apply:
(1) The ICF-MR has contracted for leased staff through an established staff leasing firm. An established staff leasing firm is one that is, and over a period of time has been, in the business of leasing staff in a variety of industries. Individuals with a variety of skills are generally included in the contractual agreement between the long-term care facility and the staff leasing firm.
(2) The leased staff are present in the ICF-MR on a consistent basis. It is the responsibility of the provider to maintain documentation showing continuity in staff.
(3) The contract between the ICF-MR and the staff leasing firm is for a period of one year or more.
(4) The ICF-MR maintains control over the day-to-day management of leased staff.
(C) Staff leasing arrangements are reimbursable through the medicaid NF and ICF-MR cost reporting mechanism in the following manner.
(1) The wage component of fees paid to the staff leasing firm are reported in the direct care, indirect care, and other protected cost centers in other/contract wages (column 2) of the medicaid cost report for the applicable accounts as defined in rule 5101:3-3-71 of the Administrative Code.
(2) The payroll taxes and employee benefits portion of fees paid to the staff leasing firm are reported in the direct care, indirect care, and other protected cost centers in other/contract wages (column 2) of the medicaid cost report for the applicable accounts as defined in rule 5101:3-3-71 of the Administrative Code on the basis of dollars allocated to the appropriate employee benefit and payroll accounts.
(3) The payroll administration portion of fees paid to the staff leasing firm not identified as wages or benefits are reported in account 7305 administrative and general services, other indirect care (column 2) of the medicaid cost report as defined in rule 5101:3-3-71 of the Administrative Code. Payroll administration fees paid to a staff leasing firm meeting the definition of related parties as defined in rule 5101:3-3-01 of the Administrative Code are not reimbursable beyond those expenses that would be reimbursable if incurred by the provider itself.
(D) It is the provider’s responsibility to maintain adequate documentation of the staff leasing costs.
Replaces: 5101:3-3-20.3
Effective: 02/09/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/01/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5111.02
Rule Amplifies: 5111.26
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/03