55 Pa. Code § 3170.23 - Purchase of service
(a) Purchase of
service funding may be by unit of service funding or by program
funding.
(b) A written agreement
complying with §
3170.93 (relating to contracts)
shall be signed by the county and those providers to which clients are
regularly referred or with which the public agency, the juvenile court, and
juvenile probation office have a continuing relationship. This requirement
shall apply to both unit of service and program-funded agencies.
(c) Unit of service funding is the
reimbursement of providers based on a charge per service. This refers to
service providers which are separately administered, and receive reimbursement
by a contracted per diem or fee rate-funding based on a charge per service.
Services which are not eligible for program funding may be purchased on a unit
of service plan if they are included in the approved annual plan. The services
may be contracted for in advance, to be paid for as used, or purchased as the
occasion arises. The services shall meet the requirements set forth in §§
3170.81-3170.86 (relating to unit of
service funding) in order to qualify for reimbursement.
(d) The county may fund the total eligible
expenditures for a privately administered and staffed facility or agency-that
is, program funded-however, the funding may be used only when all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The county
provides documentation that the desired services are available from only one
provider in the geographical area to be served.
(2) The cost of the service is reasonable and
if it can be computed on a unit-of-service basis, the rate does not exceed
those charged the general public, or actual cost.
(3) The amount of funding paid by the county
are those allowable provider costs remaining after other sources of income to
the provider have been applied to the program being funded.
(e) For the purpose of this
chapter, program-funded agencies shall adhere to appropriate requirements set
forth for county agencies as described in §
3170.41 (relating to generally),
and the requirements in §§
3170.42(b)-3170.49 (relating to personnel
expenses), 3170.51-3170.61 (relating to operating expenses), and
3170.71-3170.77 (relating to ownership).
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