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Chief Patron: Fariss
Workgroup on Rebasing Developmental Disability Waiver Rates (language only)

Item 308 #5h

Item 308 #5h

Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services

Language

Page 384, after line 31, insert:

"YYYY. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall convene a workgroup of appropriate stakeholders to develop a rebasing methodology to be used to modify rates for Developmental Disability Waiver services to be effective July 1, 2024.  The department shall have the authority to rebase DD Waiver rates on a 4-year cycle to be effective July 1, 2024 based on the 75th percentile of the Bureaus of Labor Statistics (BLS) wage data to ensure a competitive market-based rate for statewide access to quality supports for individuals with disabilities.  The department shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2023 with recommendations for consideration by the 2024 General Assembly."



Explanation

(This amendment directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a workgroup with relevant stakeholders to develop a rebasing methodology to be used to modify Developmental Disability waiver rates to be effective July 1, 2024. Language provides authority for the department to rebase DD Waiver rates on a 4-year cycle and sets some parameters for the rebasing methodology with rates to be effective July 1, 2024. Language requires a report on the rebasing methodology to the General Assembly by November 1, 2023.)