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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM GRANT COMPUTATION AND ISSUANCE 07/17 CHAPTER J, PAGE 8

Step 4 Subtract the initial payment amount from the new payment amount. Step 5 Divide the difference by 30 to determine the daily amount. Note: 30 is the number of days used regardless of the actual number of days within the month of entry. Step 6 Multiply the daily amount by the number of days in the new home. The result is the amount of supplement to be issued to the individual. Example: Ms. Cranberry leaves GHI on May 22 and enters JKL. The approved rate at GHI is $1,221 while at JKL it is $1,404. (It is in Planning District 8.) Since Ms. Cranberry's net countable income is $700 a month, her grant at GHI was $603 a month. At JKL she will be eligible for $786 a month. $786 minus $603 is $183. Therefore, she will receive a supplemental check of $61 ($183 divided by 30 = $6.10 times 10 days in the new facility). 6.2. The Approved Rate Increases When DARS publishes an increase the ALF/AFCH rates, the increase must be reflected in the payment for the month in which the rate increased. If action is not taken in time to impact the monthly issuance a supplement must be issued. 7. Reconciling Payments AG is a needs based program and the amount of the assistance issued to eligible individuals must be based on their actual income. This presents a problem as ongoing AG payments are issued at the first of the month to cover the individual’s needs for that month. This early issuance cycle requires that the payment be based on projected income. Projection of income may result in the counting of more or less income than the individual will actually receive. To meet the federal mandate of basing the monthly payment on the income actually received within the month, it is necessary to periodically reconcile all payments issued based on projected income. Reconciliation requires the verification of the income actually received, the recomputation of prior months’ payment amounts and the correction of any over or underpayments.