Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-672-R1

Redraft EHS 672

Nursing Home Direct Care Workers

Messrs. Montigny, Timilty, O'Connor and Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0641, by striking out, in lines 22 to 26, inclusive, the words “; provided further, that not later than June 15, 2020, MassHealth shall provide to the house and senate committee on ways and means an interim report and not later than December 31, 2020 a final report, on the impact of wages for direct care workers at the nursing homes receiving the funds” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “; provided further, that not later than May 1, 2020, MassHealth shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means an interim report and not later than December 31, 2020 a final report, on the impact of wages for direct care workers at the nursing homes receiving the funds; provided further, that nursing facilities receiving direct care add-on funds shall comply with MassHealth reporting and spending regulations under 101 CMR 206.00; provided further, that failure to comply with said regulations after adequate notice by the department shall result in the recoupment of the entire amount of any unspent or impermissibly spent direct care add-on funds from a facility in addition to a penalty of 25 per cent of the unspent or impermissibly spent amount”.