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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-9 “Basic PPS rate” means the sum of the applicable per diem amounts for the direct nursing, capital, and general and administrative components for each provider and for each level of care that the provider is certified to provide, as calculated pursuant to the methodology defined in this chapter. It does not include the various adjustments or increases to the basic PPS rate defined in this chapter. “Bed days” mean inpatient days on the Medicaid cost report. “Benchmark prescription drug plan” means the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) or the Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan that meets the regional low-income benchmark premium amount established by CMS. “BENDEX” or “beneficiary data exchange system” means an automated exchange system in which the SSA transmits social security beneficiary data to the department. “Beneficiary” means an individual who has been determined eligible and is currently receiving Medicaid. “Benefit period” means the period from the first day of a month following the close of the annual plan change period and extending for a period as designated by the department. “Benefit year” means a continuous twelve month period generally following an open enrollment period. “BESSD” means the benefit, employment and support services division within the department which administers the financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). “Blind” means an individual who has been certified blind by the Social Security Administration or by the department's vocational rehabilitation services for the blind division, Ho'opono. “Board to determine and certify mental disability” means a board of licensed psychologists or licensed physicians whose specialty is psychiatry designated and paid for by the department. “Break-even point” means the point at which a hypothetical special care percentage in the base year