Section 686.270  Minimum Homemaker Costs for Homemaker Service Providers

a)         As provided under Section 686.250(a)(1)(C), Homemaker Service Providers are required to expend a minimum of 77% of the total revenues due from the HSP, to include the customer incurred expense, for Homemaker costs, as enumerated in Section 686.280, during a reporting year.

1)         This percentage is to be adhered to on a statewide basis.

2)         The remaining 23% of the total revenues may be spent by the Homemaker Service Providers at their discretion on administrative or Program support costs, also delineated in Section 686.280.

b)         Failure of the Homemaker Service Provider to meet the requirements in subsection (a) may result in the following:

1)         Within 60 days, the Homemaker Service Provider will be required to submit a corrective action plan that shall include Homemaker Service Provider payments to current Homemakers in an amount that will, in total, bring the Homemaker Service Provider into compliance with the requirements in subsection (a).  After HSP's review and approval of the corrective action plan, the Homemaker Service Provider shall implement and observe it.

2)         Failure by the Homemaker Service Provider to submit and/or observe a corrective action plan that is acceptable to HSP shall result in termination after 60 days notice.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 11519, effective May 15, 2014)