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IN HB1580
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Melanie Wright
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AI Summary
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Adds a new definition of "living wage" to Indiana Code, meaning wages sufficient to pay housing costs and other basic living expenses for the wage earner and their family in the community.
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Requires the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, in coordination with the Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, to establish Medicaid reimbursement rates for developmental disability services at levels allowing service providers to earn a living wage.
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The requirement applies "to the extent possible," providing flexibility in implementation.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Medicaid reimbursement for services for disabilities. Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services, in coordination with the office of Medicaid policy and planning for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicaid program, to establish, to the extent possible, reimbursement rates for services for individuals with developmental disabilities at a rate that allows individuals providing the services a living wage.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
1/23/2017