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9549.0060 DETERMINATION OF THE PROPERTY-RELATED PAYMENT RATE.

Subpart 1.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 4.

Determination of allowable appraised value.

A nursing facility's appraised value must be limited by items A to C.

A.

For rate years beginning after June 30, 1985, the replacement cost new per bed limit for licensed beds in single bedrooms and multiple bedrooms is determined according to subitems (1) to (4):

(1)

Effective January 1, 1984, the replacement cost new per bed limit for licensed beds in single bedrooms is $41,251 and for licensed beds in multiple bedrooms is $27,500. On January 1, 1985, the commissioner shall adjust the replacement cost new per bed limit by the percentage change in the composite cost of construction index published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce in the Survey of Current Business Statistics for the two previous Octobers. The index is incorporated by reference and is available at the James J. Hill Reference Library, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

(2)

The average historical cost per bed for depreciable equipment is computed by adding the historical cost of depreciable equipment for each nursing facility as determined in subpart 10, item A, and dividing the sum by the total number of licensed beds in those nursing facilities. The amount is then subtracted from the replacement cost new per bed limits determined in subitem (1).

(3)

The differences computed in subitem (2) are the replacement cost new per bed limits for licensed beds in single bedrooms and multiple bedrooms effective for the rate year beginning on July 1, 1985.

(4)

On January 1, 1986, and each succeeding January 1, the commissioner shall adjust the limit in subitem (3) by the percentage change in the composite cost of construction index published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce in the Survey of Current Business Statistics for the two previous Octobers.

B.

Each nursing facility's maximum allowable replacement cost new is determined annually according to subitems (1) to (3):

(1)

The multiple bedroom replacement cost new per bed limit in item A must be multiplied by the number of licensed beds in multiple bedrooms.

(2)

The single bedroom replacement cost new per bed limit in item A must be multiplied by the number of licensed beds in single bedrooms except as provided in subpart 11, item C, subitem (2).

(3)

The nursing facility's maximum allowable replacement cost new is the sum of subitems (1) and (2).

C.

The nursing facility's replacement cost new determined in subparts 1 to 3 must be reduced by the replacement cost new of portions of the nursing facility used for functions whose costs are disallowed under parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080.

D.

The adjusted replacement cost new is the lesser of item B or C.

E.

The adjusted depreciation is determined by subtracting from the depreciation in subparts 1 to 3 the amount of depreciation, if any, related to the portion of the nursing facility's replacement cost new disallowed in item C or D.

F.

The nursing facility's allowable appraised value is determined by subtracting the amount determined in item E from the amount in item D. If no adjustment to the replacement cost new is required in items C and D, then the nursing facility's allowable appraised value is the appraised value determined in subparts 1 to 3.

Subp. 5.

Allowable debt.

For purposes of determining the property-related payment rate, the commissioner shall allow or disallow debt according to items A to D.

A.

Debt shall be limited as follows:

(1)

Debt incurred for the purchase of land directly used for resident care and the purchase or construction of nursing facility buildings, attached fixtures, or land improvements or the capitalized replacement or capitalized repair of existing buildings, attached fixtures, or land improvements shall be allowed. Debt incurred for any other purpose shall not be allowed.

(2)

Working capital debt shall not be allowed.

(3)

An increase in the amount of a debt as a result of refinancing of capital assets which occurs after May 22, 1983, shall not be allowed except to the extent that the increase in debt is the result of refinancing costs such as points, loan origination fees, or title searches.

(4)

An increase in the amount of total outstanding debt incurred after May 22, 1983, as a result of a change in ownership or reorganization of provider entities, shall not be allowed and the previous owner's allowable debt as of May 22, 1983, shall be allowed under item B.

(5)

Any portion of the total allowable debt exceeding the appraised value as determined in subpart 4 shall not be allowed.

(6)

Any portion of a debt of which the proceeds exceed the historical cost of the capital asset acquired shall not be allowed.

B.

The nursing facility shall apportion debts incurred before October 1, 1984, among land and buildings, attached fixtures, land improvements, depreciable equipment and working capital by direct identification. If direct identification of any part of the debt is not possible, that portion of the debt which cannot be directly identified shall be apportioned to each component, except working capital debt, based on the ratio of the historical cost of the component to the total historical cost of all components. The portion of debt assigned to land and buildings, attached fixtures, and land improvements is allowable debt.

A hospital attached nursing facility that has debts that are not directly identifiable to the hospital or the nursing facility shall allocate the portion of allowable debt computed according to subpart 5, and allowable interest expense computed according to subpart 7 assigned to land and buildings, attached fixtures, and land improvements using the Medicare stepdown method described in subpart 1.

C.

For debts incurred after September 30, 1984, the nursing facility shall directly identify the proceeds of the debt associated with specific land and buildings, attached fixtures, and land improvements, and keep records that separate such debt proceeds from all other debt. Only the debt identified with specific land and buildings, attached fixtures, and land improvement shall be allowed.

D.

For reporting years ending on or after September 30, 1984, the total amount of allowable debt shall be the sum of all allowable debts at the beginning of the reporting year plus all allowable debts at the end of the reporting year divided by two. Nursing facilities which have a debt with a zero balance at the beginning or end of the reporting year must use a monthly average for the reporting year.

E.

Debt incurred as a result of loans between related organizations must not be allowed.

Subp. 6.

Limitations on interest rates.

The commissioner shall limit interest rates according to items A to C.

A.

Except as provided in item B, the effective interest rate of each allowable debt, including points, financing charges, and amortization bond premiums or discounts, entered into after September 30, 1984, is limited to the lesser of:

(1)

the effective interest rate on the debt; or

(2)

16 percent.

B.

Variable or adjustable rates for allowable debt are allowed subject to item A. For each allowable debt with a variable or adjustable rate, the effective interest rate must be computed by dividing the interest expense for the reporting year by the average allowable debt computed under subpart 5, item D.

C.

For rate years beginning on July 1, 1985, and July 1, 1986, the effective interest rate for debts incurred before October 1, 1984, is allowed if the interest rate is not in excess of what the borrower would have had to pay in an arms length transaction in the market in which the debt was incurred. For rate years beginning after June 30, 1987, the effective interest rate for debts incurred before October 1, 1984, is allowed subject to item A.

Subp. 7.

Allowable interest expense.

The commissioner shall allow or disallow interest expense including points, finance charges, and amortization bond premiums or discounts under items A to G.

A.

Interest expense is allowed only on the debt which is allowed under subpart 5 and within the interest rate limits in subpart 6.

B.

A nonprofit nursing facility shall use its restricted funds to purchase or replace capital assets to the extent of the cost of those capital assets before it borrows funds for the purchase or replacement of those capital assets. For purposes of this item and part 9549.0035, subpart 2, a restricted fund is a fund for which use is restricted to the purchase or replacement of capital assets by the donor or by the nonprofit nursing facility's board.

C.

Construction period interest expense must be capitalized as a part of the cost of the building. The period of construction extends to the earlier of either the first day a resident is admitted to the nursing facility, or the date the nursing facility is certified to receive medical assistance recipients.

D.

Interest expense for allowable debts entered into after May 22, 1983, is allowed for the portion of the debt which together with all outstanding allowable debt does not exceed 100 percent of the most recent allowable appraised value as determined in subparts 1 to 4.

E.

Increases in interest expense after May 22, 1983, which are the result of changes in ownership or reorganization of provider entities, are not allowable.

F.

Except as provided in item G, increases in total interest expense which are the result of refinancing of debt after May 22, 1983, are not allowed. The total interest expense must be computed as the sum of the annual interest expense over the remaining term of the debt refinanced.

G.

Increases in total interest expense which result from refinancing a balloon payment on allowable debt after May 22, 1983, shall be allowed according to subitems (1) to (3).

(1)

The interest rate on the refinanced debt shall be limited under subpart 6, item A.

(2)

The refinanced debt shall not exceed the balloon payment.

(3)

The term of the refinanced debt must not exceed the term of the original debt computed as though the balloon payment did not exist.

Subp. 8.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 9.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 10.

Equipment allowance.

For rate years beginning after June 30, 1985, the equipment allowance must be computed according to items A to E.

A.

The historical cost of depreciable equipment for nursing facilities which do not have costs for operating leases for depreciable equipment in excess of $10,000 during the reporting year ending September 30, 1984, is determined under subitem (1) or (2).

(1)

The total historical cost of depreciable equipment reported on the nursing facility's audited financial statement for the reporting year ending September 30, 1984, must be multiplied by 70 percent. The product is the historical cost of depreciable equipment.

(2)

The nursing facility may submit an analysis which classifies the historical cost of each item of depreciable equipment reported on September 30, 1984. The analysis must include an itemized description of each piece of depreciable equipment and its historical cost. The sum of the historical cost of each piece of equipment is the total historical cost of depreciable equipment for that nursing facility.

For purposes of this item, a hospital attached nursing facility shall use the allocation method in subpart 1 to stepdown the historical cost of depreciable equipment.

B.

The historical cost per bed of depreciable equipment for each nursing facility must be computed by dividing the total historical cost of depreciable equipment determined in item A by the nursing facility's total number of licensed beds on September 30, 1984.

C.

All nursing facilities must be grouped in one of the following:

(1)

nursing facilities with total licensed beds of less than 61 beds;

(2)

nursing facilities with total licensed beds of more than 60 beds and less than 101 beds; or

(3)

nursing facilities with more than 100 total licensed beds.

D.

Within each group determined in item C, the historical cost per bed for each nursing facility determined in item B must be ranked and the median historical cost per bed established.

E.

The median historical cost per bed for each group in item C as determined in item D must be increased by ten percent. For rate years beginning after June 30, 1986, this amount shall be adjusted annually by the percentage change indicated by the urban consumer price index for Minneapolis-Saint Paul, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, new series index (1967=100) for the two previous Decembers. This index is incorporated by reference and available at the James J. Hill Reference Library, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

F.

The equipment allowance for each group in item C shall be the amount computed in item E multiplied by 15 percent and divided by 350.

Subp. 11.

Capacity days.

The number of capacity days is determined under items A to C.

A.

The number of capacity days is determined by multiplying the number of licensed beds in the nursing facility by the number of days in the nursing facility's reporting period.

B.

Except as in item C, nursing facilities shall increase the number of capacity days by multiplying the number of licensed single bedrooms by 0.5 and by the number of days in the nursing facility's reporting period.

C.

The commissioner shall waive the requirements of item B if a nursing facility agrees in writing to subitems (1) to (3).

(1)

The nursing facility shall agree not to request a private room payment in part 9549.0070, subpart 3 for any of its medical assistance residents in licensed single bedrooms.

(2)

The nursing facility shall agree not to use the single bedroom replacement cost new limit for any of its licensed single bedrooms in the computation of the allowable appraised value in subpart 4.

(3)

The nursing facility shall agree not to charge any private paying resident in a single bedroom a payment rate that exceeds the amount calculated under units (a) to (c).

(a)

The nursing facility's average total payment rate shall be determined by multiplying the total payment rate for each case mix resident class by the number of resident days for that class in the nursing facility's reporting year and dividing the sum of the resident class amounts by the total number of resident days in the nursing facility's reporting year.

(b)

The nursing facility's maximum single bedroom adjustment must be determined by multiplying its average total payment rate calculated under unit (a) by ten percent.

(c)

The nursing facility's single bedroom adjustment which must not exceed the amount computed in unit (b) must be added to each total payment rate established in Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.431, 256B.434, and 256B.441, to determine the nursing facility's single bedroom payment rates.

Subp. 12.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 13.

[Repealed, L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9]

Subp. 14.

[Repealed, L 2019 1Sp9 art 4 s 30]

Statutory Authority:

MS s 256B.41; 256B.431; 256B.502

History:

9 SR 2659; 11 SR 866; 11 SR 1989; 13 SR 130; L 1992 c 513 art 7 s 136; L 2014 c 262 art 4 s 9; art 5 s 6; L 2019 1Sp9 art 4 s 30

Published Electronically:

August 31, 2020

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