Paratransit, etc. Would the unit of cost would be different for each category?
A. The reimbursement rates for transportation will be one uniform rate for each peer group. At this time, there will not be a need to separate out the costs of the various forms of transportation. Q&A’s from the CAADS 2009 Winter Conference Below are the hand-written questions that DHCS received during the conference. Q. When will we know the rate of our Core services for our ADHC? Can we dispute the rate we are given? A. Rates for all services (Core and Separately Billable) are handled by the Rate Development Branch (RDB) of DHCS. Rates are usually publicized on or about August 1st of each new rate year. Although there is no avenue to dispute the actual rates, the ADHC provider will have the opportunity to dispute or appeal any audit adjustments that are made by A&I during the review of the filed cost report. If an audit adjustment is overturned through the appeal process, the cost data is recalculated and sent to RDB for inclusion in the peer group rate setting process. Q. Is there a