OAR 411-070-0315: Maximum Allowable Compensation of Administrator

and Assistant Administrator (1) The maximum compensation of a full-time (40 hours per week) licensed administrator to a nursing facility may be allowable at the lower of compensation actually received or the maximum allowable administrator compensation amount determined annually using the calculation in section (4) of this rule. (2) The maximum compensation of not more than one full-time (40 hours per week) assistant administrator to a nursing facility with at least 80 licensed beds may be allowable at the lower of compensation actually received or seventy-five percent of the allowable administrator compensation for the number of licensed beds in the nursing facility. The Department will not allow the cost of an assistant administrator in a facility with less than 80 beds. (3) If either of the above individuals works less than 40 hours in the average week, allowable compensation must be the lower of actual compensation received or the maximum allowable administrator compensation determined annually based on the calculation in section (4) of this rule, multiplied by the percentage of 40 hours worked in the average week. The provider must maintain adequate records to demonstrate time actually spent. (4) The maximum allowable administrator compensation may be adjusted each year and will be effective as of January 1 each year. The rates must be established using the gross allowable compensation in Account 411 (Administrator Compensation) of the Nursing Facility Financial Statement for non-owner administrators. The applicable compensation amounts will be inflated by the U.S. CPI from the mid point of each facility's fiscal year to July 1. The 75th percentile of each bed-size category, 1–49, 50–79, 80–99, 100 and over, will be the ceiling for each grouping. (5) When a single individual serves as the administrator of both a nursing facility and a hospital, the salary will be pro-rated to both functions. The nursing facility portion will then be compared to the pro-rated share of the allowable administrator compensation to determine the amount to be included as allowable.