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EXHIBIT A DBHR-SUD FISCAL POLICIES STANDARDS FOR REIMBURSABLE COSTS The following Standards for Reimbursable Costs represents a compilation of definitions and principles from the State of Washington Office of Financial Management's State Administrative and Accounting Manual (SAAM), the federal Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-122 Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations, and Circular A-87 Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments. These standards are provided solely as technical assistance and are not intended to circumvent the Contractor's need to follow the referenced rules. DEFINITIONS The following terms and phrases shall have the meanings indicated when used in this exhibit, except where the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Acquisition cost" shall mean the net cost of equipment, including the costs for modifications, attachments, accessories, or auxiliary apparatus necessary to make the equipment useable for the purpose for which it was acquired . (2) "Arm's length transaction" shall mean a transaction resulting from good faith bargaining between a buyer and a seller, where the parties have adverse positions in the marketplace. (3) "Contractor or subcontractor property" shall mean property used in performance of a contract which is not departmental property . (4) "Cost" shall mean the historical amount of money involved in a transaction which decreases an asset or increases a liability, whether recognized on a cash or accrual basis. Cost shall not include repayments of borrowing, expenditures to acquire assets , distributions to owners, and corrections to prior periods. Corrections to prior periods are included as costs in that prior period. (5) "Cost related or cost reimbursement" shall mean a contract or subcontract where the amount of payment being made is related to the actual costs of the subcontractor or a class of subcontractors to perform the contract, subject to ceilings, allowances, limitations and conditions adopted by the Department, but without regard to the method of payment. (6) "Cost related subcontractor" shall mean a subcontractor that has a cost related subcontract. (7) "Customary charge" shall mean the average charge for a similar service, activity or procedure for non-departmental clients or purchasers by providers whose training and experience is similar to the contractor or subcontractor and are located in the same area. The area considered in determining customary charge shall be as large as necessary to provide a reasonable measure of the market for such services, activities or procedures. (8) "Department" shall mean the Department of Social and Health Services. (9) "Departmental clients" shall mean individuals who receive or benefit from services or activities for which the contractor was reimbursed in part or entirely by the Department. Washington State Health Care Authority Page 71 of 90 HCA Contract No. K3924