Crosswalk Cost Items

Crosswalk Cost Items by Cost Category
Direct Care StaffBehavioral health professional wages - behavioral health (BH) professionals/consultant providing direct participant care (tab S1-BSS only)
Behavioral temporary/contractual staff providing direct care (tab S1-BSS only)
DSP FTE/PTE Staff Wages - all billable DSP wages
DSP temporary/contractual staff wages
Nursing staff wages- nursing staff wages for nursing professional providing direct care (tab S5-NS only)
Nursing temporary/contractual staff providing direct care (tab S5-NS only)
Other Direct Care Staff
Employment Related Expenses - items apply to all employees.Dues and subscriptions - professional or trade association dues, industry magazines/journals/book subscriptions, staff licenses and/or certificates (service-specific licenses and dues required for service delivery)
Employee health and wellness - gym memberships, wellness seminars, employee assistance programs, dependent care assistance
Employee incentives - staff bonuses, gifts, tuition reimbursement
Employee events unrelated to client care - staff picnics, staff meals, and entertainment
Employee insurance - disability insurance, life insurance, health insurance
Employee overtime - overtime portion of overtime wages for all employees
Employee retirement plans – 401(k), 403(b), IRA, Roth IRA, pension plan
Paid time off – vacation pay, sick time, unused leave reimbursement
Payroll taxes – worker’s compensation insurance, retirement contributions, FICA, FUTA, SUI
Pre-employment screening – criminal background check, motor vehicle record, credentials verification
Professional fees - payroll tax professionals, payroll tax processing
Recruiting (DSP) - advertisements, job fairs for DSP specific positions
Other ERE
FacilityDSP wages unbillable - wages paid to direct care staff for time spent on facility activities (unbillable time)
Facility furniture - furnishing purchased/leased for participant use in the service location
Facility staff wages - security staff, facilities maintenance staff, facility manager, and janitorial staff - wages for staff at the service location
Residential supplies - groceries (residential facilities)
Service facility/property costs - rent/mortgage loan, home equity line of credit, mortgage/loan interest, improvement loans, property depreciation (including for community-based services that have office-based support needs)
Taxes and insurance – real estate taxes, building permits, property insurance, renters’ insurance, real property depreciation.
Technology/IT - IT expenses directly to support participants (e.g., remote monitoring, smart home technology, computers specifically for program participants)
Upkeep and repair - janitorial/fire/safety/security contracts, housekeeping supplies, equipment rental
Utilities (service location) - electricity, gas, water, sewage, internet, business cell phones, cable, telephone, and trash pickup fees
Other Facility
Program Support (items directly related to the provision of the service)Bad Debt (client related) - unrecouped client expenses (i.e., clothing, personal care, housing costs)
Client expenses - medical supplies and equipment, medical copays/premiums, client clothing, client housekeeping
Contracted services - wages paid to contracted staff
DSP wages unbillable - direct care staff wages for documentation time and other unbillable activities (unbillable time)
Employee uniforms - employer provided uniforms, boots, hats
Equipment - purchase/lease of tools, small appliances/furnacing
Food - participant snacks/food related to specific services
Program expenses - program activity, client activities and outings, client classes, client recreation
Program support wages - behavioral health professional/consultant, director/manager of activities, nurse/nursing consultant, program supports staff/consultant, residential counselor
Program supports facility/property costs - (participant-service related) office rent/mortgage loan, line of credit, mortgage/loan interest, improvement loans, property depreciation for community-based services that have office-based support needs
Quality assurance activities - wages for staff providing quality oversight of service delivery
Technology/IT - IT expenses directly to support participants (e.g., program staff computers w/case management software)
Other Program Supports
Training Continued education (DSP) - DSP/Program Staff CEU's, certification classes
DSP wages unbillable - wages paid to DSP staff while in training (unbillable time)
DSP/program staff seminars/conferences - registration fees, conference costs for DSP/Program staff (non-admin)
DSP/program staff training travel - airfare, public transportation, hotel expenses for DSP/program staff to attend training
Training supplies - contracted training costs, training materials, cost of printing certificates, staff wages that assist with training documentation (e.g., tracking attendance, filing of certificates)
Training staff costs - wages and expenditures paid to staff conducting the training
Other Training
TransportationDSP wages unbillable - wages paid to direct care staff for unbillable time on transportation tasks
Participant transportation - public transportation costs
Staff transportation expenses - mileage and/or travel reimbursement
Vehicle related expenses - vehicle maintenance and repair, tolls, fuel and oil, parking fees, automobile insurance, registration fees, rental lease payments, vehicle depreciation.
Transportation wages - fleet manager wages, van driver wages
Other Transportation
General and AdministrativeAdmin wages - salaries or wages for FTE/PTE/contracted staff who perform administrative duties (e.g., assist in and/or perform tasks such as answering phone calls, sorting mail and maintaining office supplies)
Admin facility expenses - administrative office rent/mortgage loan, line of credit, mortgage/loan interest, improvement loans, property depreciation
Admin staff expenses - travel, meals and entertainment unrelated to client care, non-client related conference food and travel
Advertising - non-DSP staff recruiting, agency advertising and promotional materials
Bad debt (admin related) - unrecouped general business expenses
Bank fees – interest paid on business loans, credit lines, and business credit cards
Business insurance - general liability, professional liability, employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)
Charitable contribution – monetized charitable donations to other organizations/agencies, fundraising and lobbying
DSP wages unbillable - wages paid to direct care staff for unbillable time spent on general and administrative tasks (unbillable time)
Dues and subscriptions - professional or trade association dues, industry magazines/journals/book subscriptions, staff licenses and/or certificates, membership dues and subscriptions (for staff not providing participant services)
Management Wages - management and executive salaries - for staff that perform managerial or executive agency functions (e.g., management or supervision of staff, daily operations and activities, strategic planning, policy and decision-making, team management, and financial management)
Office expenses and supplies - office furniture, cleaning products, pens, paper, notebooks, stationery, snacks and beverages, printer, printer ink, postage fees, or payments for printing services 
Other taxes and fees - not including payroll or real estate taxes
Professional service fees – legal services, accounting services (CPAs, financial planning, investment managers), translation services, shredding services
Technology/IT – hardware costs, mobile devices, industry-specific software, software licensing fees and updates, employee training
Utilities (administrative) - electricity, gas, water, sewage, internet, business cell phones, cable, telephone, and trash pickup fees
Other G&A