Regions in the Central Time Zone. The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). During summer most (but not all) of the zone uses daylight saving time (DST), and changes to Central Daylight Time (CDT) which is five hours behind UTC.
CPA ownersâ billing rate averages $192 (up from. $185 a year ago). (Readers should note that different firms par-. ticipate in our surveys year to year, so the annual. figures may vary because of different participants. as well as industry trends.) For nonequity owners, the hourly rate is $185.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published 2014 rates and other revisions for the home health agency (HHA) prospective payment system (PPS). 1  The base fee per 60-day episode in 2014 will be $2,869 (prior to geographic adjustment), a decrease by an average of 1%, with a 3% add-on for rural HHAs. The 2014 per-visit rate, known as low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA), is $143.88 for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), compared with $132.40 for physical therapists (PT) and $133.30 for occupational therapists (OT), geographically adjusted.