Amendment #772 to H4400

Enough Pay to Stay -- Home Health Care Workers

Representatives Vega of Holyoke, Ashe of Longmeadow, Barber of Somerville, Barrett of North Adams, Connolly of Cambridge, Crocker of Barnstable, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Galvin of Canton, Garlick of Needham, Gentile of Sudbury, Gifford of Wareham, Gordon of Bedford, Hecht of Watertown, Keefe of Worcester, Khan of Newton, Koczera of New Bedford, Linsky of Natick, Murray of Milford, O'Day of West Boylston, Pignatelli of Lenox, Provost of Somerville, Puppolo of Springfield, Rogers of Cambridge, Scibak of South Hadley, Smizik of Brookline, Tosado of Springfield, Ultrino of Malden, Velis of Westfield, Vieira of Falmouth and Walsh of Framingham move to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 9110-1633 the following item:

"9110-xxxx For adjustments to rates and capitations for home and community based services provided through line items 9110-1630, 9110-1633, 9110-0600, and 4000-0601;  provided further that $5,650,000  shall be provided for an add on to established capitations  in line item 9110-1633; provided further that $15,724,284  shall be provided for an adjustment to approved program rates issued under line items 9110-1630 and 9110-0600 to provide a rate add-on for wages, compensation and/or salary related costs for personnel providing homemaker and personal care homemaker services; and provided further that $7,488,000 shall be provided for adjusting rates for home health aide services funded through line item 4000-0601  for the purpose of providing Title XIX services…….  $28,862,284"

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #772 to H4400

Enough Pay to Stay -- Home Health Care Workers