SB1564 Summary

• Establishes wage parity requirement for direct care workers in all developmental disability programs funded by the state or Title XIX (Medicaid), including intermediate care facilities and Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers

• Sets minimum wage rates for direct care workers at no lower than Mental Health Technician I, step 1 rates from state collective bargaining agreements, with full parity effective by July 1, 2016

• Requires phased implementation with interim wage targets: 72% by July 1, 2010; 75% by July 1, 2011; 80% by July 1, 2012; 85% by July 1, 2013; 90% by July 1, 2014; and 95% by July 1, 2015

• Applies wage parity requirements specifically to Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled and related nursing home facilities certified under the Nursing Home Care Act