Provides for payments for home and community based long term care services; provides that funds appropriated to compensate for minimum wage requirements, shall not be subject to managed care risk adjustment on insurers.
Enacts the "fair pay for home care act" relating to minimum wages applicable to home care aides; provides for a minimum wage of 150% of the applicable statewide or regional minimum wage.
Provides that admission agreements at adult homes include language providing that daily room and board rates at adult homes shall be increased when the minimum wage in New York City increases in an amount equal to the percentage of such minimum wage increase; states that such adjustment applies solely to room, board and non-medical supportive services and shall not affect Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Requires review and approval by the commissioner of health of contracts for home care services provided to a licensed home care services agency from a managed care organization or a managed long term care plan; directs the commissioner of health to establish a dispute resolution process independent dispute resolution relating to billing under a contract for home care services.
Requires review and approval by the commissioner of health of contracts for home care services provided to a licensed home care services agency from a managed care organization or a managed long term care plan; directs the commissioner of health to establish a dispute resolution process independent dispute resolution relating to billing under a contract for home care services.
Prohibits insurers from using violations issued by the New York state office of children and family services as the sole basis for rate adjustments for child care providers.