DWRS cost reporting overview

This page provides a summary of what providers generally report for each section in the Disability Waiver Rate System cost report. This document provides an overview for educational and planning purposes only.

For more detailed information about cost reporting, see the Disability Waiver Rate System cost reporting webpage and the DWRS Cost Reporting Manual.

Section	What is reported?
Provider information and attestations	Contact information National Provider Identification Numbers (NPIs) Federal Employer Identification Numbers (FEINs), if applicable Other general business information
Revenues	Number of people served Information about sources of income for DWRS services and programs
Administrative and program support wages – employees	Wages of employees who spend the majority of their working time on administrative tasks
	Benefit and payroll costs of administrative employees
Administrative and program support cost allocations – employees	Percentage of working time spent on the administrative or direct care categories, if applicable
Administrative and program support payments – contractors	Wages of contractors who spend the majority of their working time on administrative tasks
Administrative and program support cost allocations – contractors	Percentage of working time spent on the administrative or direct care categories, if applicable
Direct care and supervisor wages – employees	Wages of employees who spend the majority of their working time on direct care or supervision of direct care workers
Direct care and supervisor benefits – employees	Benefit and payroll costs of direct care employees
Direct care and supervisor cost allocations – employees	Percentage of working time spent on the direct care or administrative categories
Direct care and supervisor payments – contractors	Wages of contractors who spend the majority of their working time on direct care or supervision of direct care workers
Direct care and supervisor cost allocations – contractors	Percentage of working time spent on the direct care or administrative categories
Other benefits, including cost allocation	Benefits the organization offers that are not linked to one person (e.g., gym membership for all workers)
Client programming and support costs	Costs related to service provided (e.g., reinforcers, cost of staff attending events)
Day program facility costs	Cost of facilities for day services (e.g., day training and habilitation, adult day)
Day program facility cost allocation	Percentage of day facilities used for DWRS services
Transportation costs	Costs related to all provider-owned vehicles that are used as part of services Other transportation costs (e.g., transit or mileage reimbursement for staff)
Vehicles	Provider-owned vehicles used as part of services
General and administrative costs and cost allocation	Costs related to the administration of services (e.g., accountant fees, insurance premiums, conference costs)
Direct care workers questionnaire	Questions about benefits available to direct care workers, if applicable
Notes	Notes about what you entered if you think any section of the cost report needs more explanation
Summary	Automatically populated with information you entered in the previous sections