File Code: Disabled
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Hoffman, Amoss, Boozer, Currie, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Lawlah,
McFadden, Middleton, Munson, Ruben, Van Hollen, Forehand, Dorman,
Astle, Della, Derr, Hafer, Madden, Roesser, Teitelbaum, Trotter, Young,
and Craig
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Community-Based Services
- Reimbursement Rate
 
Requiring the Governor to include funding in the annual State budget
to implement annual adjustments to the reimbursement rate for
providers of community-based services for individuals with
developmental disabilities; requiring the Secretary of Health and
Mental Hygiene to make the annual adjustments by regulation; requiring
that the Administration reimburse service providers at the hourly
rates of $6.60 in FY 1999, $7.10 in FY 2000, $7.70 in FY 2001, and at
the living wage thereafter; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Finance & Budget and Taxation
 - 2/4
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/20
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/21
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
House Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Appropriations
 - 3/24
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42
 - Senator William H. Amoss, District 35
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
 - Senator David R. Craig, District 34
 - Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
 - Senator John W. Derr, District 3
 - Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
 - Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
 - Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
 - Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
 - Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 - Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
 - Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Larry Young, District 44
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - BUDGETS
 - COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 - GOVERNOR
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 7-306.2 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 717044/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997     at: 09:49
 Status: Adopted