DHSS

Division of 

Developmental Disabilities 

Services

Individual Rate System


Components of Hourly Rate

The components used in calculating the Hourly Rate are:

..Direct Care Staff Salary –currently set at $10.60 per hour.
..Employee Related Expenses –payroll taxes, benefits, etc. –currently set at 34% of 
Direct Care Staff Salary.
..Program Indirect Expenses –residential and vocational Medicaid reimbursed 
program supplies, training expenses, professional fees, etc; includes residential 
transportation expenses –currently set at 30.5% of Direct Care Staff Salary.
..Contract Administration –rate is dependent on program and size
..Vocational Facility Add-On –currently $1.62
..Vocational Transportation Add-On –currently $4.27
..Attendance Factor –see chart for attendance percentages


Hourly Rate is calculated by adding together the Direct Care Staff Salary, Employee 
Related Expenses, and Program Indirect Expenses and dividing thetotal by one 
minus the Contract Administration Rate. If add-ons apply, they are added in and the 
total divided by the Attendance Factor to arrive at the rate perdirect care staff hour.


Component Chart for Hourly Rate


Hourly Ratesfor Services


RESIDENTIAL SCORE KEY


VOCATIONAL SCORE KEY