Bill > A09034

This bill requires the state Medicaid director to establish a program that allows family members of medically fragile children enrolled in Medicaid to become certified as "complex care assistants" and provide private duty nursing services to those children under increased reimbursement rates. The program includes training, testing, and certification requirements for complex care assistants, and specifies the reimbursement rates for their services. The bill also requires the Medicaid director to apply for any necessary state plan amendments or waivers to implement the program and secure federal financial participation.