The Recreational Therapist is responsible for understanding and tracking utilization. As mentioned in the intake process course, the Service Authorization (SA) contains the individual’s selected Medicaid waiver services. Of course, Recreational Therapy with Assisted Independence must be listed on the Service Authorization (SA) prior to the Recreational Therapist providing Recreational Therapy.
The Service Authorization (SA) will contain the available units, or allocation, of Recreational Therapy. One unit of Recreational Therapy is 15 minutes. The Service Authorization (SA) will also contain the time frame for which those units are available. The Service Authorization (SA) is automatically sent to Assisted Independence. Then, the information from the Service Authorization (SA) is input into AccelTrax, where the Recreational Therapist can view the utilization, which shows how many units have been used and how many units are still available. You will be shown how to track utilization in the AccelTrax course. The following percentages of unit utilization per individual qualifies for a bonus.
100% -$50.00
90% – $25.00
80% – $10.00
The potential bonus applies to each separate individual supported. When an individual’s budget is renewed annually, the Director of Recreational Therapy determines percent of units were utilized, providing the bonus accordingly. Bonuses accumulate as utilization percentages are met. Exceeding utilization authorizations is prohibited and will not pay incentive bonuses.
Examples:
• Recreational Therapist could have one individual’s budget renew and receive one reward up to $10.00, $25.00, or $50.00 depending on utilization. Recreational Therapist could also have four budgets renewed and receive anywhere from $40 to 4 season passes to parks/facilities.
• If a Recreational Therapist supports ten (10) individuals, and reaches 80% utilization for each individual, over the course of a year, the Recreational Therapist may receive a total incentive bonus of $100.00.
• If a Recreational Therapist supports ten (10) individuals and reaches 90% utilization for each individual supported, over the course of a year, the Recreational Therapist may receive a total incentive bonus of $250.00.
• If a Recreational Therapist supports ten (10) individuals, and reaches 100% utilization for each individual supported, over the course of a year, the Recreational Therapist may receive a total incentive bonus of $500.00