1. (a) Any private provider applying for funding from the department may request that one or more of the beds to be developed be designated as a respite bed.
2. (b) The department may at the time of approval for funding under Section 2 (b) authorize the private provider's request to establish a respite bed.
3. (c) Clients entering respite beds and requesting funding shall be previously determined eligible for respite by the regional eligibility team under Section 7 (f).
4. (d) For the purposes of funding, respite authorizations shall not be according to level of care determinations.
5. (e) Payment made to the provider shall be at a rate established by the department of income maintenance.
6. (f) For the purposes of rate setting, the utilization of the bed shall only be counted when a client occupies the bed.
7. (g) Payment for an authorized respite client shall be no more than 30 consecutive days and no more than a total of 90 days per year.

(Effective June 28, 1994)