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Docusign Envelope lD: C1 90C649-709E-4E00-A409-4A1 6CEDBC800 <br />1. DEFINITIONS <br />,,Aig-1A lnvoice Voucher" or "A19" means the state of Washington lnvoice Voucher used by <br />Contractors and vendors to submit claims for payment in return for goods and/or Services provided <br />to Health Care Authority (HCA) or its clients. <br />,,Activity Code,' or,,Code,, means the code assigned to the daily activities performed by Contractor <br />staff in order to identiff the percentage of time spent on any given activity. <br />,,Administrative Fee" means the dollar amount charged to a contractor by HCA based on a <br />percentage of each contractor's billing for Federal Financial Participation (FFP) claimed at the <br />federally approved match rate, to offset HCA's costs incurred in administering this Contract' <br />,,Apple Health" or "Medicaid" means the Washington State Medicaid program funded by the <br />federal and state government, which pays for medical coverage for children and adults who meet <br />specific income criteria. <br />,,Audft" means an investigation of a contractor's MAC program and financial information to ensure <br />compliance with state, federal, and local laws. <br />,,Authorized Representative" means a person to whom signature authority has been delegated in <br />writing acting within the limits of the person's authority' <br />,,Billing Quarter" means a calendar quarter consisting of three (3) consecutive calendar months <br />beginning with the first date of the calendar quarter during which this Agreement starts. The <br />Contractor shall use Billing Quarters as the time periods for which claims for FFP are made. <br />,'Budget Unit" means the individual contractor eligible to submit a claim for reimbursement to HCA, <br />and includes all of its subunits. <br />,,Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System" or "BARS" or "BARS Manual" The BARS <br />Manual prescribes accounting and reporting for local governments in accordance with RCW <br />43.09.200 and found at this website https://sao.wa.sov/. <br />,,Business Days" means Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, except for <br />holidays observed by the state of Washington. <br />,,Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" or "CMS" means the federal office under the <br />Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for the <br />Medicare and Medicaid Programs. <br />,,Certified Public Expenditure" or "CPE" means the sources of funds certified as actual <br />expenditures by a local or public governmental entity and used as the State share in order to receive <br />federal matching Medicaid funds, or Federal Financial Participation (FFP). <br />,,Client" means an individual who is eligible for or receiving services through HCA program(s). <br />Washington State <br />Health Care Authority <br />HCA IAA K8630 <br />Revised 0712023 <br />Page 3 of 35