INCREASE PERSONAL CARE SERVICES RATES.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 593 (Public) Filed Wednesday, April 5, 2017
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE RATE PAID FOR PERSONAL CARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICAID AND NC HEALTH CHOICE RECIPIENTS.
Intro. by Malone, Dobson, Murphy.

Status: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Appropriations (House Action) (Apr 6 2017)

Bill History:

H 593

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 5 2017 - View Summary

    Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, beginning January 1, 2018, to increase the fifteen‑minute rate paid for personal care services provided pursuant to Clinical Coverage Policy 3L to $4.25.

    Specifies that the rate increase will affect only half of the 2017‑18 fiscal year.

    Appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, $17,979,122 for 2017‑18 and $37,385,544 for 2018‑19 to implement the rate increases. Specifies that these funds provide a state match for federal funds and appropriates those federal funds to the Division of Medical Assistance to pay for costs associated with the rate increase. 

    Effective July 1, 2017.