<html> <head> <title>Rule 44:59:01:04 Method for determining test fees.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 44:59:01:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 44:59:01:04 Method for determining test fees."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>44:59:01:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Method for determining test fees.</b> The department shall calculate the fees for tests conducted in the state health laboratory based on the cost of performing the tests. Cost is determined by applying the formula</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>(<u>Oe + Ce + D + Ad) + G</u></sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;= Z; then Z x Y = F</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>X</sup></p> <p>Terms used in the formula mean:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Oe&nbsp;=&nbsp;operating expenditures: includes personal services (salaries); employee benefits; travel (lodging, meals, and mileage according to rates found in article 5:01); contractual services (e.g., maintenance of equipment, phone services, and equipment rental); supplies and materials (office, medical, forensic, and environmental laboratory supplies, e.g., pencils, pens, paper, HIV test kits, chlamydia test kits, and drinking water test); and grants and subsidies (Xrays done outside the laboratory);</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Ce&nbsp;=&nbsp;capital outlay to be expensed: includes all capital outlay purchases less than the amount for any tangible item as stated in §&nbsp;10:02:01:01;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;D&nbsp;=&nbsp;depreciation: includes all capital outlay purchases over the amount for any tangible item as found in §&nbsp;10:02:01:01;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Ad&nbsp;=&nbsp;administrative costs: costs allocated based on the ratio of operating expenditures for the section to total operating expenditures;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;=&nbsp;net available work time units; computed using available minutes per nonadministrative full-time equivalent employee;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;G&nbsp;=&nbsp;overrecovery or underrecovery for the preceding year. If there is an overrecovery, it is subtracted from (Oe + Ce + D + Ad). If there is an underrecovery, it is added to (Oe + Ce + D + Ad). Overrecovery occurs if fee revenue exceeds expenditures. Underrecovery occurs when expenditures exceed fee revenue. Overrecovery or underrecovery is allocated annually;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;Y&nbsp;=&nbsp;established work time units for any given test. For purposes of this section, an established work time unit (WTU) is a measurement of time reduced to one-minute increments needed to perform a specific laboratory task;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;Z&nbsp;=&nbsp;cost per WTU; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;F&nbsp;=&nbsp;the fee for the test.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 21 SDR 219, effective June 27, 1995; 22 SDR 184, effective July 4, 1996.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-49-3">1-49-3.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-49-3">1-49-3.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-Reference:</b> State of South Dakota Chart of Accounts.</p> </div> </body> </html>