Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Adjustments in FY 18 and FY 19
Pursuant to PA 100-23 and PA 100-587, providers of services to
individuals with developmental disabilities shall ensure that all wages earned
by front-line direct care personnel are at least $1.25 per hour
higher than those wages that existed on July 31, 2017.
b) Adjustments in FY 20
Pursuant to PA 101-10, rates established for providers of
services to individuals with developmental disabilities effective July 1, 2019
shall be increased 3.5 percent above rates in effect on June 30, 2019, subject
to federal approval. Providers shall determine whether to allocate the entirety
or a portion of the 3.5 percent to the wages of direct care staff.
c) Adjustments in FY 21
1) Pursuant to Public Act 101-0636 and
subject to federal approval of the increases, providers of community-based
services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities shall
increase wages for non-executive staff as follows:
A) Effective July 1, 2020, by $1.00 per hour,
with at least eighty (80) cents per hour of those funds to be provided for a
direct increase to non-executive staff wages, with priority given to direct
care staff; and
B) Effective
January 1, 2021, by $0.50 per hour, with at least forty (40) cents per hour of
those funds to be provided for a direct increase to non-executive staff wages,
with priority given to direct care staff.
2) Non-executive staff, for purposes of
subsection (c)(1), includes but is not limited to direct care staff (direct
support persons (DSPs), front-line supervisors, qualified intellectual
disabilities professionals, and nurses) and non-administrative support staff
working in community-based provider organizations that serve individuals with
developmental disabilities.
d) Adjustments in FY 22
1) Pursuant to Public Act 102-0016 and
subject to federal approval of the rate increases, providers of community-based
services and supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities shall increase wages as follows:
A) Effective January 1, 2022 or upon federal
approval, whichever is later, for DSPs, by $1.50
per hour, with at least $0.75 per hour of those funds to be provided for a
$0.75/hour direct increase to all DSP wages, with the remaining 50% ($0.75 per
hour) to be used flexibly for wage increases for DSPs and other frontline staff
not covered in subsection (d)(1)(B); and
B) Effective January 1, 2022 or upon federal
approval, whichever is later, for non-executive direct care staff, excluding
DSPs, to the federal Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics' mean
hourly wage based on the same or similar occupation title, as outlined in the
Guidehouse Rate Study (available at
https://3m4psa58y9z2vlhqru7ram5-wpengine.netdena-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Final-Guidehouse-Rates-Report-12.08.2020.pdf).
2) Any increases provided to DSP
wages on or after July 1, 2021, that a provider has voluntarily provided or
been required to provide based on local minimum wage requirements, will be
included as all or part of the DSP wage increase required.
3) Non-executive direct care staff, for
purposes of subsection (d)(1)(B), includes but is not limited to supervisors,
qualified intellectual disabilities professionals, dietitians, licensed
practical nurses, registered professional nurses, and non-administrative
support staff working in community-based provider organizations that serve
individuals with developmental disabilities.
