WAC 388-829C-234. Will DDA reduce the companion home daily rate if additional waiver-funded respite hours are approved?

(1) If DDA approves waiver-funded respite hours in addition to the client's annual respite allocation, DDA will reduce the companion home daily rate. (2) To reduce the provider's daily rate, DDA: (a) Converts the provider's daily rate into an hourly rate; (b) Multiplies the hourly rate by the number of additional respite hours approved to determine the total rate reduction; (c) Subtracts the total rate reduction from the total amount the provider would have earned for the remaining plan year to determine the adjusted total the provider will earn for the remaining plan year; and (d) Divides the adjusted total by the number of days remaining in the plan year to determine the adjusted daily rate. (3) Example: If a provider has a daily rate of $200 per day and the provider is approved for 50 additional hours of respite with 60 days left in the plan year, DDA will calculate the provider's reduced daily rate as follows: (a) $200/24 hours per day = $8.33 cost of respite per hour. (b) $8.33 x 50 hours of additional respite = $416.50 total rate reduction. (c) $200 x 60 days remaining in plan year = $12,000 amount provider would have earned for remaining plan year. (d) $12,000 – $416.50 total rate reduction = $11,583.50 total the provider will earn for the remaining plan year. (e) $11,583.50/60 days remaining in plan year = $193.06 adjusted daily rate.