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What’s the difference between Service Provider Mode and Fiscal Intermediary Mode?
DCI is designed to accommodate both Service Providers and Fiscal Intermediaries through two modes, commonly referred to as SP Mode mode and FI Modemode. Each customer works out of organization will use the mode that applies to thembest fits the needs of their company. If an organization acts as runs both a Service Provider and Fiscal Intermediaryservice provider and fiscal intermediary, they might may have two instances of DCI. Some resources in In the DCI Help Center all articles are only applicable to one mode or the other; these resources are under the Service Provider and Fiscal Intermediary headings in the Help Centerapplicable for both modes, except the articles listed under Fiscal Intermediary - FI Mode.
Service Provider
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Service Providers receive funding (
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public or private funds) to provide direct care services
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Examples of services provided by a service provider are residential (24 hour care), vocational, respite, in-home care, day program, professional parent
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or foster, etc.
Service Providers employ, manage, and pay the care providers
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Service Providers bill the funding source for reimbursement-based
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services provided
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Service
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Providers may pay their employees
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at a different rate than the rate the services are billed at
Fiscal Intermediaries
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Fiscal Intermediaries facilitate the billing and payroll for
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individuals (or their guardian) eligible for services and choose to self-direct their
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own care
For example, the individual (or their guardian) receiving services (commonly referred to as
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a participant) may choose their own employer
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or employees
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Participants may be their own
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employer
Employers are responsible for hiring and managing employees and service provision
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Fiscal Intermediaries are responsible for paying the employees and billing the funding source
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Fiscal Intermediaries
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bill exactly what they pay
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the care providers
Key Differences Between SP Mode and FI Mode
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Feature | SP Mode | FI Mode |
Supervisor Role | Available | Available |
Employer Role | Not Available | Available |
Scheduling Module | Available and managed by the |
supervisor role | Available |
but |
not applicable as employers can not manage |
Service Type |
All Service Types Available | All Service Types |
Available | ||
Ability to select different OT rates based on the relationship between the employee and client | Not Available | Available |
Dollar Based Authorizations | Available |
Available |
Supervisor vs Employer
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Privilege's in DCI
Supervisor
Edit employee and client details
Add employee and client service accounts
Add, edit approve, reject, and cancel employee punches and client absentee and attendance punches
Add notes and attachments
Add and modify employee and client schedules
Employee/Client Details- Add Employee/Client Service Accounts
- Add/Edit/Approve/Reject/Cancel Employee Punches and Client Absentee/Attendance Punches
- Add Notes/Attachments Add/Modify Employee/Client Schedules
Run reports
Employer
Add, edit, approve, reject, and cancel employee punches
Add notes and attachments
/Edit/Approve/Reject/Cancel Employee Punches- Add Notes/Attachments Run reports for associated cost center(s)
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