Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a provider rate increase for developmental...
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LB 268 — Require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement a provider rate increase for developmental disability services
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Legislature
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4To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.
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2 sponsors
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In plain language
The bill requires higher reimbursement rates for developmental disability service providers.
This legislation mandates the Department of Health and Human Services to increase reimbursement rates for providers of developmental disability services to 150% of the state minimum wage starting in fiscal year 2025-26, with annual increases based on the Consumer Price Index.
What this means for you
- Workers: This bill means higher pay for workers providing developmental disability services.
Bill Text
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The bill mandates an increase in reimbursement rates for providers of developmental disability services to 150% of the state minimum wage and ties future increases to inflation.
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68-901
Beginning with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall implement an increase to reimbursement rates paid to providers of developmental disability services equal to one hundred fifty percent of the state minimum wage amount.
This establishes a new requirement for reimbursement rates for developmental disability services.
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68-901
It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate $XXX from federal funds beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to the department for reimbursement rates paid to providers of developmental disability services which shall be increased annually by an amount equal to the change in the core Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers.
This sets a legislative intent for funding and annual adjustments based on inflation for service providers.
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68-901
Original section 68-901, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, is repealed.This indicates that the previous version of section 68-901 will no longer be in effect.
Action History
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Indefinitely postponed
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Title printed. Carryover bill
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Notice of hearing for March 05, 2025
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Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
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Conrad name added
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Victor Rountree · Primary
- Danielle Conrad · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (47)
47 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LB 268?
- LB 268 is sponsored by Victor Rountree and Danielle Conrad.
- What is the current status of LB 268?
- This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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