Section 6211.41. Cost reimbursement

(a) Subject to the limitations specified in § § 6211.11—6211.18 (relating to standard interim per diem rate), the facility will be reimbursed allowable operating costs, including allowable depreciation and interest on capital indebtedness, up to the established total projected operating cost. If a waiver is granted and a budget is used to establish the interim per diem rate, the facility will be reimbursed for allowable costs up to the limits of an approved budget.

(b) The amount of reimbursement for allowable operating costs, including depreciation and interest, may not exceed the level of operating costs the Department determines to be reasonable and adequate to meet the costs that an efficiently and economically operated facility incurs in meeting applicable State and Federal law and quality and safety standards.

(c) Costs that are not recognized as allowable costs in a fiscal year shall not be carried forward or backward to other fiscal years for inclusion in allowable costs.