Determining Payment Amount

The payment amount is determined using one of the following service rates, and in the following order of priority:

1. Placement Rate (highest priority, used if specified).
2. Utilization contract service rate.
3. Provider service rate.
4. Service offering rate (lowest priority, used if no higher priority rate specified).

If more than one rate is effective over the period of the placement, all the applicable rates are used. For example, there is a placement starting from 1st January and ending on 31st January and a provider offering rate starting from 1st October and ending on 10th January. The provider offering rate would be used to make payment against the first 10 days of the placement, and the service offering rate would be used for the remaining 21 days of the placement. This example assumes that no placement rate or utilization contract rate exists.