Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-815-R1

Redraft EHS 815

Protecting consumers of home care services

Mr. Welch moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after the word "Medicaid", in line 1135, the following word:- “waiver”; and

in said section 90, by striking out, in line 1135, the word “and”, the second time it appears; and

in said section 90, by inserting after the word “agencies”, in line 1137, the following words:- “; and (vi) recommend consumer protection measures including, but not limited to, the establishment of a home care agency employee registry”; and

in said section 90, by inserting after the word “nurse”, in line 1147, the following words:- , “at least 1 shall be a labor representative of home care workers”.