- (a) For reimbursement purposes, NFs which have a full-time, that is, 40 hours per week minimum, administrator shall not otherwise be allowed compensation for owners, operators, or their relatives except in circumstances specified in (c) below, when the NF has a licensed capacity of more than 99 beds.
(b) Owners shall include:
- (1) Any individual or organization with any equity interest in the NF’s operation;
- (2) Any member of such individual's family or the individual’s spouse's family;
- (3) Partners and all stockholders in the NF's operation; and
- (4) All partners and stockholders in organizations which have an equity interest in the operation.
- (c) The amount allowable for owner's compensation shall be pursuant to all applicable Medicare policies identified in Section 700 and 900 of the “Provider Reimbursement Manual”, Part I, HCFA-Pub. 15-1 in effect at the time.
Source. #8547, eff 1-24-06 (formerly He-W 593.21); ss by #10474, eff 1-24-14; ss by #14020, eff 7-10-24