Typical Plan Cycle Duration

The typical plan cycle runs on a 12 month / 365 day duration.  Such plans ideally begin on the first day of the month and end the last day of the month in order to ensure:

1. Consecutive plan cycles do not overlap or have gaps in service between them.

2. Providers can bill for the entire month without having to split the payment into smaller chunks to cover variances between the plan cycles.

For example, if the person's plan cycle is oriented about the month of May, then two consecutive plans built on the typical / desired cycle would have the following durations:

The two plans do not overlap and do not have a gap between the Effective End Date of one and the Effective Start Date of the other.

If the plan cycle needs to close earlier than planned see,  Close the Plan Early (when the person is leaving services) or End the Plan Early to Start a New Plan oriented around a new month.