Common use of Monitoring of Attendant Care Clause in Contracts

Monitoring of Attendant Care. Enhanced Payments Explanation of the Monitoring Process that the HMO will use to monitor whether the Attendant Care Enhanced Payments are used for the purposes intended by the Texas Legislature. Each Provider’s compliance with the attendant compensation spending requirement for the reporting period will be monitored on an annual basis via the submission of the affidavit stating they applied the enhancement funds to the compensation for direct care staff. Compensation may include increased hourly rates, bonuses, paid holidays or additional benefits such as employer paid insurance. In addition, providers may be audited on as as-needed basis to ensure financial records support the pass through of the enhanced funds. Enhanced payments could potentially be recouped for those Providers who fail to pass the funds to their direct care staff. By signing the Contract and/or Contract Amendment, HMO certifies that the approved STAR+PLUS Attendant Care Enhanced Payments Methodology described herein is the methodology the HMO will use to make the legislatively mandated payments to its Long Term Services and Support (LTSS) Providers participating in the Attendant Care Enhanced Payments. Additional information related to the Attendant Care Enhanced Payments can be found in Attachment B-1, Section 8.3.7.3 of the Contract.