Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-393

EHS 393

Residential Care Facilities

Messrs. Brownsberger and Moore, Ms. L'Italien, Messrs. Lewis and Humason, Ms. Flanagan, Mr. Lesser and Ms. O'Connor Ives moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4408-1000, by adding at the end thereof the following:  “provided further that rates of reimbursement for residential care facilities be increased by no less than $3,200,000  to reflect allowable costs using a base year of no older than 2 years and that no rates will decrease; provided further that not less than $3,720,000 shall be appropriated specifically for repairs and capital expense for physical plant improvements for residential care facilities to be spent within the fiscal year and documented on cost reports or the unused balance  of these restricted funds be returned to the Commonwealth” and in said item, by striking out the figures “79,957,842” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$86,877,842”;

and further in item 4405-2000, by adding at the end thereof the following: “provided further that rates of reimbursement for residential care facilities be increased by no less than $1,680,000 to reflect allowable costs using a base year of no older than 2 years and that no rates will decrease; provided further that not less than $1,400,000 shall be appropriated specifically for repairs and capital expense for physical plant improvements for residential care facilities to be spent within the fiscal year and documented on cost reports or the unused balance of these restricted funds be returned to the Commonwealth” and in said item, by striking out the figures “$224,856,806” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$227,936,806”;