Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB863 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0863
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7	7	SENATE BILL 863
8	8	J1 2lr1890
9	9	CF HB 981
10	10	By: Senator McCray
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Finance
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Personal Care Aides – Reimbursement 2
19	19	and Required Wage 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to increase the 4
22	22	reimbursement rate for Program long–term services and supports by a certain 5
23	23	percentage; requiring a provider agency to pay a certain minimum wage to certain 6
24	24	personal care aides; requiring a provider agency to submit certain cost reports to the 7
25	25	Maryland Department of Health; authorizing the Department to take certain 8
26	26	enforcement actions; and generally relating to personal care services reimbursed by 9
27	27	the Maryland Medical Assistance Program. 10
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29	29	BY adding to 11
30	30	Article – Health – General 12
31	31	Section 15–150 13
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 14
33	33	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 17
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38	38	Article – Health – General 18
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40	40	15–150. 19
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42	42	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
43	43	INDICATED. 21
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45	45	(2) “PERSONAL CARE AIDE ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PROVI DES 22
46	46	PERSONAL CARE AS DEF INED IN § 19–301 OF THIS ARTICLE. 23
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 863
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50	50	(3) “PROVIDER AGENCY ” MEANS AN ENTITY THAT PAYS PERSONAL 1
51	51	CARE AIDES TO PROVID E LONG–TERM SERVICES AND SU PPORTS THAT ARE 2
52	52	REIMBURSABLE BY THE PROGRAM. 3
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54	54	(B) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCR EASE THE 4
55	55	REIMBURSEMENT RATE F OR PERSONAL CARE SER VICES PROVIDED UNDER THE 5
56	56	PROGRAM’S LONG–TERM SERVICES AND SU PPORTS BY 15%. 6
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58	58	(C) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, A PROVIDER AGENCY SH ALL BEGIN 7
59	59	TO PAY A PERSONAL CA RE AIDE WHO PROVIDES LONG TERM S ERVICES AND 8
60	60	SUPPORTS A WAGE RATE OF AT LEAST $16 PER HOUR. 9
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62	62	(2) A PROVIDER AGENCY SHAL L PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH 10
63	63	PERSONAL CARE AIDE P AID BY THE AGENCY TO PROVIDE LONG –TERM SERVICES 11
64	64	AND SUPPORTS OF THE DAY ON WHICH THE WAG E REQUIRED UNDE R PARAGRAPH 12
65	65	(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION W ILL TAKE EFFECT AND THE RATE THAT THE PE RSONAL 13
66	66	CARE AIDE WILL BE PA ID FOLLOWING THE WAG E INCREASE. 14
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68	68	(3) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP A PROCESS FOR A PERSONAL 15
69	69	CARE AIDE TO REPORT A PROVIDER AGENCY ’S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE WAGE 16
70	70	RATE REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 17
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72	72	(D) (1) EACH YEAR, A PROVIDER AGENCY SH ALL SUBMIT A COST RE PORT 18
73	73	IN THE FORM AND MANN ER REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT . 19
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75	75	(2) THE ANNUAL COST REPOR T REQUIRED UNDER PAR AGRAPH (1) OF 20
76	76	THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE : 21
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78	78	(I) DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROVIDER AGENCY ’S 22
79	79	COMPLIANCE WITH THE WAGE RATE ESTABLISHE D UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(1) OF 23
80	80	THIS SECTION; 24
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82	82	(II) DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROVIDER AGENCY ’S 25
83	83	COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT U NDER SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS 26
84	84	SECTION FOR EACH PER SONAL CARE AIDE EMPL OYED BY THE PROVIDER AGENCY; 27
85	85	AND 28
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87	87	(III) THE SIGNATURE OF AN A UTHORIZED REPRESENTA TIVE OF 29
88	88	THE PROVIDER AGENCY , SIGNED UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY. 30
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90	90	(3) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2023, A 31
91	91	PROVIDER AGENCY SHAL L SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT THE REPORT REQUIRED 32
92	92	UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 33 SENATE BILL 863 3
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96	96	(E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY TAKE A PPROPRIATE ENFORCEME NT 1
97	97	ACTION AGAINST A PRO VIDER AGENCY IF THE PROVIDER AGENCY : 2
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99	99	(I) FAILS TO SUBMIT A COST REPORT AS REQUI RED; 3
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101	101	(II) SUBMITS AN INACCURATE , INCOMPLETE , OR INVALID COST 4
102	102	REPORT; OR 5
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104	104	(III) FAILS TO PAY A PERSON AL CARE AIDE THE AMO UNT 6
105	105	REQUIRED UNDER SUBSE CTION (C)(1) OF THIS SECTION. 7
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107	107	(2) APPROPRIATE ENFORCEME NT ACTION MAY INCLUD E: 8
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109	109	(I) RECOUPMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FUNDING 9
110	110	RESULTING FROM THE R EIMBURSEMENT RATE IN CREASE UNDER SUBSECT ION (B) 10
111	111	OF THIS SECTION; 11
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113	113	(II) IMPOSITION OF A CORRE CTIVE ACTION PLAN ; 12
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115	115	(III) SUSPENSION OR TERMINA TION FROM THE PROGRAM; AND 13
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117	117	(IV) TERMINATION OF LICENS URE. 14
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119	119	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
120	120	October 1, 2022. 16
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