OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5781
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SENIOR
CITIZENS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8890
File Copy No.: 52
House Calendar No.: 56
Primary Analyst: ES 5/30/23
Contributing Analyst(s): RDP, LD, ME, CG, LG (FN)
OFA Fiscal Note
See Fiscal Note Details
The amendment strikes the language in the underlying bill and the
associated fiscal impact.
Section 5 of the amendment establishes a new Dementia Services
Coordinator position in the Department of Aging and Disability
Services and results in total state costs of $115,684 in both FY 24 and FY
25. This includes costs of approximately $81,000 in both FY 24 and FY 25
associated with the new Coordinator position (based on the average
salary for a Health Program Assistant 2), and $34,684 in both FY 24 and
FY 25 for associated fringe benefit costs.
Section 6 could result in a revenue gain to the Department of Social
Services (DSS) associated with fines for nursing homes due to
noncompliance with documentation requirements established by the
amendment. Failure to comply with the provisions could result in a fine
of not more than $10,000 for each incident of noncompliance. Fines must
be paid to the General Fund and credited to the Medicaid account.
Section 10 results in a cost of $100,000 in FY 24 to the Office of Policy
and Management to hire one consultant who will develop a plan to
transfer homemaker-companion agency registration and oversight
responsibilities from the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to 2023HB-05781-R00LCO08890-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
the Department of Public Health (DPH) and prepare the required report
by August 1, 2024.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.