Connecticut Districts have officially been notified by the Department of Social Services (DSS) that the 2012-2013 cost reports will need to be submitted by September 30, 2014.

Only those districts that have been enrolled in the SBCH program and submitted claims for the 2012-2013 school year are required to complete the annual cost report. These districts were notified by email on Friday, June 6, 2014. If you did not receive your notification please contact DSS immediately at DSS.SBCH@ct.gov

Detailed instructions and workbooks including your district employee lists that had been previously submitted have been sent to each district. These cost reports must be completed and submitted to ensure that all interim payments received by your district's are not subject to being returned.

All costs associated with Direct billing and Administrative costs are included with descriptions of how to document each of the categories. In the next week or so we will be providing our clients with easy to read instructions based on the guidance of DSS. 

Remember that for direct costs you may only include the staff that were included on your 2012-2013 employee lists. Contracted providers will be recorded under purchased services and should not have been included on your employee lists.

It is important to maintain all documentation that is used to complete this report for 6 years. This should include verification of salaries and benefits, costs associated with purchased services including PO's and invoices. Your ED001 report is crucial to obtaining required documentation for the cost report.

As part of our continued service we are available to assist you and offer guidance.