Oklahoma Health Care Authority – Authority to assess Home-Based Support Quality Assurance Assessment

# A.

As used in this section:

# 1.

"Contracted community-based service provider" means any entity contracted by the Department of Human Services, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, or any private person providing the support, or promotion of support, for a service recipient to remain in such person's home or residence and shall include, but not be limited to, entities and persons providing personal support, professional support, case management, and transportation services, and services through a Home and Community-Based Waiver or Advantage Waiver as defined by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Section 1915 (C); and

# 2.

"Gross receipts" means annual gross revenues received in compensation for services rendered by a contracted community-based service provider, but shall not include any amount received by a contracted service provider as a charitable contribution or any amount received by a provider as compensation for services rendered that is not reimbursed;

# B.

# 1.

For the purpose of providing quality care enhancements, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority is authorized to and shall annually assess a Home-Based Support Quality Assurance Assessment pursuant to this section on each contracted community-based service provider in this state. Quality of care enhancements include, but are not limited to, the purposes specified in Section 1 of this act.

# 2.

The Home-Based Support Quality Assurance Assessment assessed on a contracted community-based service provider shall be calculated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority by multiplying the total annual Medicaid gross receipts for the provision of all services rendered in this state by the contracted community-based service provider by five and one-half percent (5.5%), regardless of whether such Medicaid receipts are based on days or hours of service, the cost of services rendered, or some other basis. The Home-Based Support Quality Assurance Assessment shall not be increased unless specifically authorized by the Legislature.