Home and Community Based Waiver and Personal Care Services Payment Rates and Cost Survey Information
This page contains information of interest for providers of Home and Community Based Waiver and Personal Care services. Regulations found at
7 AAC 145.520 through
7 AAC 145.537 provide specific requirements for the determination of payment rates and provider responsibilities for accounting and cost reporting. It is essential that all providers become familiar with these regulations in order to understand what payment rates and reporting requirements apply to them.
Annual Reports
The Department will publish the annual list of target providers on August 1st of each year on this website and through the SDS E-Alert System. Only the target providers will be required to submit the annual reports specified in 7 AAC 145.531 and will be required to submit the information 8 months after their fiscal year end.
A frequently asked questions (FAQ) document regarding the target provider list and annual reporting requirements can be found HERE and the
Personal Care Services and Waiver Rate-Setting Methodology can be found HERE.
List of Target Providers
On August 1 of each year, the target provider list and the documentation that will be required to be submitted will be published.
Target Provider Lists older than 25 months are accessible via the
Alaska State Libraries Archives & Museums digital collections portal.
Documents needed to complete the Annual Report
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Updated Cost Survey Instructions (pdf)
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Updated Cost Survey (excel version)
- The attached Excel version of the Cost Survey must be used for reporting. Data entry areas are shaded in green and are open for reporting. The excel file is a smart tool, meaning that green cells will highlight red if the user has input a value that that will not work for the cost report. Examples of common errors made that would result in a red highlighted cell are listed in the training file below.
Providers may submit the Cost Report, including Cost Survey, electronically by scanning them and emailing them to
ORRCostReport@alaska.gov. While providers may submit PDF or Excel versions of the cost survey, the Department requests excel versions be submitted. Certifying signatures of the Chief Executive Officer must be sent by PDF.
Providers choosing to mail the Cost Report may send it to:
Office of Rate Review
3601 C Street, Suite 978
Anchorage, AK 99503-5936
Rate Information for Dates of Service (DOS)
Rate Information for Dates of Service (DOS) documents older than 25 months have been archived and can be found on the
State
of Alaska Library Archives website
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Effective DOS July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 (reflecting 7.1% increase)
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Effective DOS July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 (reflecting 7.9% increase)
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Effective DOS May 1, 2023 (reflecting Rate Rebasing)
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Effective DOS July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 (reflecting 10% increase)
Information for Provider with a Rate History
Providers with claims from the period of July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009 and processed by February 3, 2010 with a rate history higher than the current Chart of Personal Care and Waiver Service Rates, will continue to be paid at their historic value, per 7 AAC 145.520(g), until a chart of newly rebased rates using the methodology established in the department’s Personal Care Attendant and Waiver Rate Setting Methodology is effective.