Bill > S83

This bill aims to establish new requirements for the rates of payment for workers providing support and services to individuals with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The key provisions include: (1) requiring that the salary allowance for direct care staff or direct support professionals be set at a minimum of the 75th percentile of similar positions in the state, (2) mandating proportional salary increases for other direct care staff or direct support professionals, (3) excluding certain executive positions from these salary increases, (4) requiring the reimbursement formula for fringe benefits and payroll taxes to be benchmarked to changes in the health or education sector, and (5) ensuring that compliance with the bill's provisions does not result in the reduction, deferment, or non-payment of any other costs associated with social service or long-term care programs. The bill also specifies that these changes will take effect 12 months after the bill's passage.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S83