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*sb0761*
SENATE BILL 761
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By: Senator Rosapepe
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Funding for Wage Increases for Medical Provider Workers 2
FOR the purpose of requiring that, in certain fiscal years, certain funding provided in the 3
legislative appropriation to the Medical Care Programs Administration for medical 4
care provider reimbursements be used for wage increases for health care workers 5
and staff in nursing homes who provide direct care to residents; and generally 6
relating to funding for medical care provider reimbursements. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – Health – General 9
Section 16–201.4(b) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Health – General 15
16–201.4. 16
(b) (1) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 shall include a 4% 17
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 18
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 19
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 20
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 21
(2) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 shall include a 4% 22
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 23
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 24 2 SENATE BILL 761
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 1
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 2
(3) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023 shall include a 4% 3
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 4
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 5
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 6
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 7
(4) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 shall include a 4% 8
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 9
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 10
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 11
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 12
(5) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 shall include a 4% 13
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 14
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 15
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 16
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 17
(6) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 shall include a 4% 18
rate increase for providers over the funding provided in the legislative appropriation for 19
the immediately preceding fiscal year in Program M00Q01.03 Medical Care Provider 20
Reimbursements – Medical Care Programs Administration and Program M00Q01.07 21
Maryland Children’s Health Program – Medical Care Programs Administration. 22
(7) THE FUNDING PROVIDED IN THE LEGISLATIVE A PPROPRIATION 23
FOR PROGRAM M00Q01.03 MEDICAL CARE PROVIDE R REIMBURSEMENTS – 24
MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION IN PARAGRAPHS (3) THROUGH (6) OF 25
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE USED TO FUN D WAGE INCREASES FOR: 26
(I) HEALTH CARE WORKERS ; AND 27
(II) STAFF IN NURSING HOME S WHO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO 28
RESIDENTS, INCLUDING HOUSEKEEPING , LAUNDRY, NUTRITIONAL, AND ACTIVITIES 29
SERVICES. 30
(8) The Governor’s proposed budget for fiscal year [2021] 2024 and each 31
fiscal year thereafter shall be presented in the same manner, including object and program 32
information, as in the fiscal year [2020] 2023 budget. 33
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 34
October 1, 2022. 35