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Commissioner Michael F. Hogan, PhD
Governor David A. Paterson
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Home and Community Based Services
Billing Rules Chart Guide 12-17-09

HCBS Waiver Billing Rules Chart Guide Effective 2-01-10           Waiver Services     FSS, SBS, RS
Code: X =yes; 0 =no 1 to 4 additional rules        ICC IIH-B CRS - B SBS RS FSS Group Work
B=Bundled                            
Required service              
X
0
0
0
0
0
0
Supports child goal              
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Document in Service Plans & Progress Notes        
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Monthly case payment            
X1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bundled                
0
X2
X2
0
0
0
0
Fee for service/date of service          
0
0
0
X
X
X
X
Billing increments              
monthly
hourly
hourly
15 min
15 min
15 min
15 min.
Frequency requirement            
6xMo.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Contact duration minimum requirement          
15 min.
30 min3
30 min3
30 min
30 min
30 min
30 min.
Rounding daily down per 15 min.          
0
X
X
X
X
X
X
Face to face contact billable            
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Telephone contact billable            
0
0
X4
0
0
0
0
Continuous minimum contact required to bill        
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Maximum allowable billable contact hours per day per family      
0
0
0
0
6 hrs.
0
0
                               
Please refer to HCBS Waiver Guidance Document on-line for additional details.              
                               
Who can recieve billable services (must relate to child's goal/objectives) ICC IIH-B CS-B SKS RS FSS  
Waiver children as indicated in service plan goals and objectives    
X
X
X
X
X
0
 
Waiver parents/routine caregivers as indicated in service plan objectives  
X
X
X
X
0
X
 
Waiver child's siblings who are indicated in the service plan objectives    
0
X
X
X
0
0
 
Collaterals indicated in the service plan objectives        
X
0
0
0
0
0
 
                               
Additional billing rules                          
ICC:                              
1 ICC monthly case payment: full & half month, start up, hospitalizations, jail-detention, residential assessment or substance abuse tx programs  
Bundled services:                            
2 Bundled IIH &  bundled telephone and face to face CRS: reimbursement for an average of 65 IIH and/or CRS contacts per slot included in the monthly case payment
3 Bundled IIH and bundled face to face CRS: Billed monthly per two 30 minute contacts totaling one hour for tracking (pending $.25 rate approval)  
CRS:                              
4 Bundled  CRS telephone calls: billable for up to 12 phone contacts annually per slot of a minimum of 15 min. each contact (pending $.25 rate approval)  
Group Work:                            
See Chapter 600.4 of Waiver Guidance Document for additional billing rules for group work