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Support Visit Shared Household Time Factor Tool

Calculate support visit shared household time factor from explicit caller-supplied inputs.

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Description

Return allocatedMinutes=directMinutes+sharedMinutes/households.

Support-service records distinguish appointments, action times, review windows, consent annotations, and allocation of shared resources. A supplied flag or time margin can support bookkeeping while case evidence, professional judgment, and applicable obligations remain separate.

Return allocatedMinutes=directMinutes+sharedMinutes/households.

When to use this tool

Use Support Visit Shared Household Time Factor when you need one explicit service-record, clock, consent-annotation, or resource-allocation check.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter directMinutes, sharedMinutes, households. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read allocatedMinutes. Use the output convention below.

Return allocatedMinutes=directMinutes+sharedMinutes/households. Require nonnegative durations and positive integer household count.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
directMinutesDirect MinutesRequired. Finite number; minimum 0.
sharedMinutesShared MinutesRequired. Finite number; minimum 0.
householdsHouseholdsRequired. Safe integer; minimum 1.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
allocatedMinutesAllocated MinutesRequired. Finite number.
json
{
  "input": {
    "directMinutes": 30,
    "sharedMinutes": 60,
    "households": 3
  },
  "output": {
    "allocatedMinutes": 50
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Shared time is allocated equally while direct time is retained in full. This does not verify services delivered, client needs, staffing adequacy, reimbursement, or a legally required allocation.
  • The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Check source records, case context, and the applicable professional or legal requirements before using these flags or margins for a service decision.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: social-work/support-visit-shared-household-time-factor — tool.io

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