An Act To Align Wages for Direct Care Workers for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism with the Minimum Wage
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0399
Committee Amendment CA_A_H412 (House)

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A-" to H.P. 308, L.D. 399, Bill, "An Act To Align 
Wages for Direct Care Workers for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism with 
the Minimum Wage" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Developmental Services Waiver -MaineCare Z211 
Initiative: Provides appropriations to allow the MaineCare reimbursement rate for direct 
care workers for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism to be at least 125% of the 
state minimum wage. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Developmental Services Waiver - Supports Z212 
2019-20 
$1,047,405 
$1,047,405 
2020-21 
$1,946,414 
$1,946,414 
Initiative: Provides appropriations and allocations to allow the MaineCare reimbursement 
rate for direct care workers for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism to be at least 
125% of the state minimum wage. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2019-20 
$625,233 
$625,233 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2020-21 
$1,167,314 
$1,167,314 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A "to H.P. 308, L.D. 399 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Medicaid Services - Developmental Services Z210 
2019-20 
$124,963 
$124,963 
2020-21 
$231,917 
$231,917 
Initiative: Provides allocations to allow the MaineCare reimbursement rate for direct care 
workers for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism to be at least 125% of the state 
minimum wage. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147 
2019-20 
$209,341 
$209,341 
2020-21 
$386,705 
$386,705 
Initiative: Provides allocations to allow the MaineCare reimbursement rate for direct care 
workers for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism to be at least 125% of the state 
minimum wage. 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2019-20 
$3,564,801 
$3,564,801 
2019-20 
$1,672,638 
$3,564,801 
$334,304 
$5,571,743 
2020-21 
$6,578,008 
$6,578,008 
2020-21 
$3,113,728 
$6,578,008 
$618,622 
$10,310,358 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to H.P. 308, L.D. 399 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, adds an 
appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/24/19 ;:b,?ac:.. 
LD399 
LR 772(02) 
An Act To Align Wages for Direct Care Workers for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism 
with the Minimum Wage 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,J1, {Jl-~/Z) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Federal Expenditures Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
$1,672,638 
$1,672,638 
$3,564,801 
$334,304 
$3,564,801 
$334,304 
FY2020-21 
$3,113,728 
$3,113,728 
$6,578,008 
$618,622 
$6,578,008 
$618,622 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$3,470,722 
$3,470,722 
$7,332,187 
$689,547 
$7,332,187 
$689,547 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$3,805,404 
$3,805,404 
$8,039,231 
$756,040 
$8,039,231 
$756,040 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $1,672,63 8 in 
fiscal year 2019-20 and $3,113,728 in fiscal year 2020-21 to allow the MaineCare reimbursement rate for direct care 
workers for adults with intellectual disabilities or autism to be at least 125% of the state minimum wage. Federal 
Expenditures Fund allocations are also included for the FMAP match and Other Special Revenue Funds allocations 
are included for the service provider tax. 
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