The department will calculate the individual budget amount after the NFCDS participant is assigned a classification resulting from completion of the comprehensive assessment reporting and evaluation tool, CARE. The calculation will be based on:
(a) The published hourly rate for individual provider personal care paid by the department multiplied by the number of hours generated by the assessment, multiplied by a factor of .95, plus an amount equal to the average per participant expenditures for nonpersonal care supports purchased in the COPES waiver. The average will be recalculated in July of each year.
(b) If the participant selects a home care agency, an adjustment will be made for each hour of personal care identified in the NFSP for an amount equal to the difference between the published individual provider rate and home care agency rate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.030. 06-16-035, § 388-106-1445, filed 7/25/06, effective 8/25/06.]