Bill Number: S.B. 1230
Barto
Floor Amendment
Reference
to: APPROPRIATIONS Committee amendment
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1.
Removes the
requirement the Department of Economic Security (DES) use the FY 2020 rate
rebase study and the most recent early intervention services rate rebase study
when providing reimbursement rate increases.
2.
Requires at
least 80 percent of the provider reimbursement rate increases be used for wage
increases for direct care workers and supervisory staff directly overseeing
direct care workers.
3.
Requires DES
to provide reimbursement rate increases for all home and community-based
services provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities except for nursing and therapy services.
4.
Removes the
direction from the Legislative Intent Clause that funding levels should be set
so that a direct care worker's compensation reflects the wage assumptions in
the FY 2020 rebase study.
5.
Makes
conforming changes.
Fifty-fifth Legislature Barto
Second
Regular Session S.B. 1230
BARTO FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1230
(Reference to APPROPRIATIONS
Committee amendment)
Page
1, line 7, after "for" insert "home and community-based
services to"
Between
lines 12 and 13, insert:
"Line
15, strike "use the fiscal year"
Strike
lines 16 and 17
Line
18, strike "Statutes, to"; after "all" insert "home
and community-based"
Line
19, strike the comma"
Line
13, after the comma insert "strike "including" insert "and
for"; strike the first comma;"
Strike
lines 14 and 15, insert:
"Line
21, strike "2023-2024 and 2024-2025"; strike "in
each" insert ", except for nursing services and therapy
services."
Between
lines 16 and 17, insert:
"Between
lines 31 and 32, insert:
"C. For
the reimbursement rate increases provided in subsection A, paragraph 1 of this
section, at least eighty percent of the increase for home and community-based
services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities shall
be used for wage increases for direct care workers and supervisory staff
directly overseeing direct care workers."
Reletter
to conform"
Between
lines 19 and 20, insert:
"Line
43, after the period strike remainder of line
Strike
lines 44 and 45"
Amend title to conform