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I (1) Budget amount listed in Exhibit B: The County may not exceed the state only revenue dollar amount or the total revenue dollar amount indicated on the Program Budget Agreement included in Exhibit B. The waiver revenue dollar amount may be exceeded to accommodate Clients moving from state-only employment and day services to waiver employment and day services. (2) Spending Plan: DDA will provide the initial spending plan / Program Agreement Budget / Exhibit B. Funding shall be distributed under State and Medicaid in the revenue section. The planned expenditures for Consumer Support are based on authorized Clients, their acuity level and work history for a given point in time. To determine the Additional Consumer Support amount, the Consumer Support amount is multiplied by a percentage. The spending plan may only be modified by mutual agreement of the parlies in writing and shall not require a program agreement amendment. (a) Funds Designated for Additional Consumer Services: lf a County provides Community lnformation and Education services under additional consumer services, then activities must include outreach efforts to federally recognized local tribes. (b) Funds Designated for Adult Day Care Consumers: Funds designated for Adult Day Care Consumers are a'railable to Clients who were served between December 1g96 and December 2003 in Adult Day Health agencies and were subsequently determined ineligible for Level ll or lll services (Adult Day Health). Level ll and lll services are licensed rehabilitation and skilled nursing services along with socialization. Level I services (Adult Day Care) are supervised day programs where frail and disabled adults can participate in social, educational, and recreational programs without the need for skilled nursing. These Clients may be relerred to services defined in the statement of work, or to an Adult Day Care service other than Level ll or lll. lf a Client no longer needs and wants services, the funds are available for other Clients who are not parl of the group of original Clients identified between December 1996 and 2003. An Adult Day Care service shall only be provided by Adult Day Care agencies certified by the local Area Agency on Aging. Adult Day Care service is not a waiver approved service. c. Program Agreement Amerdments: A County can request an amendment at any time. An amendment for additional Client(s) may be supported when clients exceed the number used to develop the contract. An amendment for additional service hours authorized may be supported when county provides evidence. An amendment request for expenditures exceeding contract total due to hourly rates paid to service provider may not be supported as the county is responsible to manage contract and rates paid to their providers. d. Exemptions: The DDA Assistant Secretary may approve in writing an exemption to a specific program agreement requirement. Billing and Payment: a. Program Agreement Budget: DSHS shall pay the County all allowable costs, which are defined by DDA as cost incurred by the program for: (1) Administration: Costs of the County Human Services Department or similar county office, responsible for administration of the Developmental Disabilities Program. Allowable costs include personnel and cverhead costs directly related to the administration and coordination of the program, including such activities as program planning, budgeting, contracting, monitoring, and evaluation. Also included are departmental and county indirect and/or direct administrative costs, to the extenttha.such costs are appropriately allocated tothe program using an established methodology consistent with grants management guidelines. For a County whose DSHS Central Contract Services '1 769CP Contract Amendment (12-10-21)Page 1 3