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SEXTANT - Electronic Cost Reporting for Nursing Homes

Treatment of COVID Costs FAQs [ pdf 123.5 kB ]

Cost reports filed by nursing home providers with the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) for periods ending on or after December 31, 2003, are required to be filed electronically in a format and manner prescribed by the Agency. AHCA has developed an Excel application, "SEXTANT", for providers to create and submit their electronic cost report. The following files relate to this process:

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This version of Sextant (Ver. 1.30) was modified from the previous version to include two new columns on Schedule B-2 (W) [Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) Days]. This includes one column for AmeriHealth and one column for Community Care Plan. If these two columns do not apply to you, you may continue to use the previous version of Sextant (Ver. 1.29).

Home Office Lookup [ 23.4 kB ] , March 22, 2005

Instructions for Home Office Lookup [ pdf 71.6 kB ] , March 22, 2005

SEXTANT variables [ excel 462.5 kB ]  April 13, 2012
Schedule U Merge Utility [ tar 1.4 MB ] , March 28, 2007

Instructions for Schedule U Merge Utility [ pdf 187.2 kB ] , March 28, 2007

Chart of Accounts, April 9, 2009

Chart of Accounts Data Transmission File Record Formats [ pdf 87.7 kB ] , March 28, 2007

Owners Compensation [ pdf 198.6 kB ] , March 2, 2022

SEXTANT Help Files