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"Medicaid Administrative Claiming" or "MAC" means the source of funding for reimbursements provided in this agreement is shared between the contractor and the Federal Financial Participation (FFP). "Medicaid Eligibility Rate" or "MER" means the proportional share of Medicaid individuals to the total number of individuals in the target population (Contractor's jurisdiction) as defined in the CAP, Manual and this Agreement. "Medicaid Outreach Unit" means the unit within HCA's Health Care Services division that administers and monitors Washington State's MAC program. "National Institutional Reimbursement Team (NIRT)" means the group of individuals comprised from both the CMS central office and regional offices who are responsible for providing technical assistance to the states on Medicaid institutional reimbursement issues and the development and promulgation of all Medicaid institutional reimbursement regulations and policies including review and approval of donated funds Certified as Public Expenditures. "Operating Expense" means those costs incurred by the Contractor to perform business activities and includes both Direct Costs and Indirect Costs. Only operating expenses necessary to operate the Contractor's MAC program are allowable for FFP reimbursement. "Overpayment" means any payment or benefit to the Contractor in excess of that to which the Contractor is entitled by law, rule, or this Contract, including amounts in dispute. "Potential Medicaid Client" means a Washington resident who may be determined by HCA to meet the eligibility criteria for enrollment in Medicaid. "Proprietary Information" means information owned by Contractor to which Contractor claims a protectable interest under law. Proprietary Information includes, but is not limited to, information protected by copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret laws. "Protected Health Information" or "PHI" means individually identifiable information that relates to the provision of health care to an individual; the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; or past, present, or future payment for provision of health care to an individual, as defined in 45 CFR 160.103. Individually identifiable information is information that identifies the individual or about which there is a reasonable basis to believe it can be used to identify the individual, and includes demographic information. PHI is information transmitted, maintained, or stored in any form or medium. 45 CFR 164.501. PHI does not include education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, as amended, 20 USC 1232g(a)(4)(b)(iv). "Random Moment Time Study (RMTS)" or "System" or "Time Study" means an electronic System that quantifies the daily activities of eligible time study Participants through a statistically valid sampling methodology and allocates allowable participant costs to the MAC program. The System calculates the amount of FFP reimbursement based on the Contractors RMTS results, staff costs, MER, costs and other applicable calculations as described in the CAP, Manual and this Agreement. Local Health Jurisdiction Page 8 of 59 Medicaid Administrative Claiming Washington State Health Care Authority Contract # K3069