Common use of ENHANCED RATE Clause in Contracts

ENHANCED RATE. 5 The State and the Union recognize the need for career development for Individual Providers to align 6 compensation with skills and experience. Initial strategies will focus on Individual Providers supporting 7 people identified by the State through assessment as those people who are eligible for at least twelve 8 (12) hours of personal care assistance each day. 9 Aligning compensation with skills and experience will enable eligible people to attract the Individual 10 Providers they need to remain in their homes and communities. 11 People eligible to access increased financial incentives to attract Individual Providers will be identified 12 by the State through assessment as those people who are eligible for at least twelve (12) hours of 13 personal care assistance services each day. Individual Providers who may access increased financial 14 incentives to work with eligible people must complete designated training approved by the DHS 15 Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee. Beginning July 1, 2019 , increased financial incentives 16 will include a seven and one‐half percent (7.5%) increase to the rate for personal care assistance 17 services (resulting in a seven and one‐half percent (7.5%) increase in the qualifying Individual 18 Providers’ wages) and a seven and one‐half percent (7.5%) increase in the budgets of people using 19 CDCS, CSG and CFSS.