HI HB725

Appropriates unspecified funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for home and community-based services in Hawaii

Targets funding increases for licensed developmental disability domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and Type II expanded adult residential care homes

Aims to increase long-term care reimbursement by $2,127 per client per month, bringing the total payment to $3,824 per client per month for service providers

Requires the Department of Human Services to obtain maximum federal matching funds available for the expenditure

Addresses concerns that current direct care wages for home and community-based service providers fall below the 25th percentile nationally, making it difficult to compete with facilities for staff