Common use of ENHANCED RATE Clause in Contracts

ENHANCED RATE. The State and the Union recognize the need for career development for Individual Providers to align compensation with skills and experience. Initial strategies will focus on Individual Providers supporting people identified by the State through assessment as those people who are eligible for at least twelve (12) hours of personal care assistance each day. Aligning compensation with skills and experience will enable eligible people to attract the Individual Providers they need to remain in their homes and communities. People eligible to access increased financial incentives to attract Individual Providers will be identified by the State through assessment as those people who are eligible for at least twelve (12) hours of personal care assistance services each day. Individual Providers who may access increased financial incentives to work with eligible people must complete designated training approved by the DHS Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee. Beginning July 1, 2019, increased financial incentives will include a seven and one-half percent (7.5%) increase to the rate for personal care assistance services (resulting in a seven and one- half percent (7.5%) increase in the qualifying Individual Providers’ wages) and a seven and one-half percent (7.5%) increase in the budgets of people using CDCS, CSG and CFSS.

ENHANCED RATE. The State and the Union recognize the need for career development for Individual Providers to align compensation with skills and experience. Initial strategies will focus on Individual Providers supporting people peopleParticipants identified by the State through assessment as those people peopleParticipants who are eligible for at least twelve tentwelve (12102) hours of personal care assistance each day. Aligning compensation with skills and experience will enable eligible people peopleParticipants to attract the Individual Providers they need to remain in their homes and communities. People PeopleParticipants eligible to access increased financial incentives to attract Individual Providers will be identified by the State through assessment as those people peopleParticipants who are eligible for at least twelve ten (12102) hours of personal care assistance services each day. Individual Providers who may access increased financial incentives to work with eligible people peopleParticipants must complete designated training approved by the DHS Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee. Beginning July 1, 20192019 , increased financial incentives will include a seven and one-half one‐half percent (7.5%) increase to the rate for personal care assistance services (resulting in a seven and one- half one‐half percent (7.5%) increase in the qualifying Individual Providers’ wages) and a seven and one-half one‐half percent (7.5%) increase in the budgets of people peopleParticipants using CDCS, CSG and CFSS.