Section 1250.2350  Financial Viability

a)         Criteria #1:  The costs of providing Chronic Mental Illness (M.I.) Treatment Services should be offset by reimbursement.

b)         Standard #1:  Revenue received for Chronic Mental Illness (M.I.) should be reasonably related to the cost of providing the service in that the total service revenue received approximates total service costs.

c)         Data Factors:

1)         Fixed and variable costs of operation.

2)         Annual revenue.

3)         Patient volume.

4)         Charges for the services.

d)         Standard #2:  Reimbursement programs should be available and appropriate.

e)         Data Factors:

1)         Current reimbursement by patient volume.

2)         Projected reimbursement by patient volume.

3)         Each facility's eligibility under all forms of reimbursement.

4)         Any policy limitations on reimbursement eligibility imposed by 3rd party payors.

(Source:  Added at 5 Ill. Reg. 3214, effective March 18, 1981)