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State Legislation/Regulation

LD 1764, “An Act to Increase the Wages of Direct Support Professional Staff Based on Increases in the State Minimum Wage”

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the rate of reimbursement for direct support professional staff costs by 3.8% effective October 1, 2007. It also requires the Department to increase the wage component for direct support professional staff whenever the State’s minimum wage is increased.

Sponsor: Senator Joseph Perry

Cosponsors: None

Committee: Health and Human Services

Action: A hearing was held by the Health and Human Services Committee on May 10th and a work session was held on May 17th, at which the Committee voted “ought not to pass.” The bill did not pass.