(1) Proposed preliminary settlements submitted by providers must use the prospective rate for the resident care and habilitation cost center at which the provider was paid during the report period, including any resident specific payment adjustments. Resident specific payments must be weighted by the number of paid resident days each rate was in effect and compared to the provider's allowable costs for the cost center divided by total resident days.

(2) A provider's administration, operations, and property cost center settlement rate must be the prospective rate for the report period, including any payment adjustments, weighted by the number of paid resident days each rate was in effect.

(3) A provider's return on equity settlement rate must be the prospective rate for the report period weighted by the number of paid resident days the rate was in effect.