WAC 388-892-0500. What is DVR's payment system for VR service contracts?

To establish reasonable reimbursement rates for vocational rehabilitation services while providing informed choice and access, DVR establishes fixed fees for VR contract services as follows: (1) Every six years, or on an interval as announced, and with input received from the service providers, DVR will conduct a fee study to establish community rehabilitation program/independent living and preemployment transition services/transition rates for the services outlined in WAC 388-891A-0527 , 388-891A-0705 , 388-891A-0715 , 388-891A-0725 through 388-891A-0732 , 388-891A-0760 through 388-891A-0769 . (2) As needed, DVR will establish and publish a schedule of fixed payment fees for each contracted VR service, which may include an increase, if the budget allows, based on the following: (a) The percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), CPI-U, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted, or successor index, as calculated by the U.S. department of labor or successor agency for the 12 months preceding the previous May 1; or (b) Five percent, whichever is smaller, but in no event shall the fees or maximums be decreased. (3) DVR will publish a schedule of the new fixed payment fee for each contracted VR service. (4) All VR service contractors are paid the fixed payment fee for each contracted VR service.