What it is
- What changed
- The bill would direct DOH to establish and publish regional minimum hourly base reimbursement rates and seek CMS approval for state-directed payments where applicable.
- Why it matters
- Payment-rate uncertainty can affect provider contracting, worker retention, and whether consumers can actually staff authorized home-care hours.
- Who it touches
- Paid care workers, People receiving carehome-care workers, personal-care aides, Medicaid home-care consumers, managed long-term care members
- Identifiers
- S 3599 (session 2025)
Sources
Last reviewed Jun 18, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.