SB 1552 Summary

• Appropriates $50,000,000 from state general fund and $166,700,000 in Medicaid expenditure authority in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Economic Security for provider rate increases for intellectual and developmental disability services.

• Directs the department to use the 2019-2020 rate rebase study to provide reimbursement rate increases for all services across fiscal years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023, with each service receiving increases until reaching 100% of benchmark rates.

• Requires all reimbursement rates for intellectual and developmental disability services to reach 100% of benchmark rates by the end of fiscal year 2022-2023, including adjustments for minimum wage increases during this period.

• Mandates the department engage community stakeholders before implementing rate increases and submit annual reports to the joint legislative budget committee describing stakeholder engagement and rate increase implementation plans.

• Declares legislative intent that funding levels ensure quality services are available and that direct care worker compensation reflects wage assumptions in the 2019-2020 rate rebase study.