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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.22.17.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="17" heading="Reporting Requirements and Record Keeping.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The provider shall submit an annual cost report not later than 6 months after the end of the State fiscal year that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Documents the provider's actual expenditures for the fiscal year being reported;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is based on the provider's audited financial statement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Includes a worksheet reconciling the cost report to the financial statement; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Contains a certification by an independent certified public accountant, who is not an employee of the licensee or any affiliated organization, for the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individual copayments collected, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Actual attendance days.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain a record for each individual that includes but is not limited to the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Results of the individual indicator rating scale,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Appropriate evaluation, with approval by the regional director responsible for the individual's service approval, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Individual plan that identifies the individual's service needs, signed and dated by the provider; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Report to the Administration regarding the individual's eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The provider shall submit an annual wage and benefits survey in a format approved by the Administration by the later of 60 days after:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The last day of the pay period for which the data is requested; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Receipt of a request from the Administration for wage survey information.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Administration may require a provider to complete other reports and furnish information relating to the provider and the cost of services in formats approved by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>For reports and data required under this chapter, the Administration may, with notice, suspend payment of the provider component until the report or data is received.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>For the annual cost report and the annual wage and benefits survey, the Administration may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, fiscally sanction providers as set forth in Health-General Article, §7-910(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>