Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-539

EHS 539

Home and Community Based Services Rate Add-On for Wages

Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Moore, Ms. Rausch, Messrs. Feeney, Eldridge, Brady, Crighton, deMacedo and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 9110-1633 the following item:

XXXX-XXXX For adjustments to rates and capitations for home and community based services provided through line items  9110-1630, 9110-0600, and 4000-0601; provided further that $13,010,000 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 $15,000,000.  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…………$28,010,0000