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TITLE 56 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND WELFARE CHAPTER 1 PAYMENT FOR SKILLED AND INTERMEDIATE SERVICES 56-101. Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and shall have the following meanings: (1) Appraisal means the method of determining the value of the property as determined by an appraisal conducted by a member of the appraisal institute (MAI), or successor organization. The appraisal must specifically identify the values of land, building, equipment, and goodwill. (2) Assets means economic resources of the contractor, recognized and measured in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. (3) Bed-weighted median is determined by arraying the average per diem cost per bed of all facilities from high to low and identifying the bed at the point in the array at which half of the beds have equal or higher per diem costs and half have equal or lower per diem costs. The identified bed is the median bed. The per diem cost of the median bed is the bed-weighted median. (4) Case mix index is a numeric score assigned to each facility resident, based on the resident’s physical and mental condition, which projects the amount of relative resources needed to provide care to the resident. (5) Depreciation means the systematic distribution of the cost or other basis of tangible assets, less salvage, over the estimated useful life of the assets. (6) Direct care costs consists of the following costs directly assigned to the nursing facility or allocated to the nursing facility through medicare cost finding principles: (a) Direct nursing salaries which include the salaries of registered nurses, licensed professional nurses, certificated nurse’s aides, and unit clerks; and (b) Routine nursing supplies; and (c) Nursing administration; and (d) Direct portion of medicaid related ancillary services; and (e) Social services; and (f) Raw food; and (g) Employee benefits associated with the direct salaries. (7) Director means the director of the department of health and welfare or the director’s designee. (8) Equity means the net book value of all tangible and intangible assets less the recorded value of all liabilities, as recognized and measured in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. (9) Facility means an entity which contracts with the director to provide services to recipients in a structure owned, controlled, or otherwise operated by such entity, and which entity is responsible for operational decisions. In conjunction with the use of the term facility : (a) Freestanding intermediate care means an intermediate care facility, as defined in and licensed under chapter 13, title 39 , Idaho Code, which is not owned, managed, or operated by, nor is otherwise a part of a hospital, as defined in section 39-1301 , Idaho Code; and (b) Freestanding skilled care means a nursing facility, as defined in and licensed under chapter 13, title 39 , Idaho Code, which is not owned,