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Career Advancement and Higher Pay for Home Health and Direct Support Aides.

This law establishes grant-funded demonstration projects to provide education and career advancement opportunities for low-income personal and home care aides. The goal is to stabilize and improve the quality of the direct support workforce, particularly for Medicaid recipients. Crucially, aides who complete this training will qualify for a 25% incentive payment for their services, directly boosting their potential earnings.
Key points
New training and education programs for low-income home care aides (income up to 200% of the poverty line) to advance their careers.
A 25% incentive payment will be added to the standard payment for services provided by aides who complete the authorized training, increasing their compensation.
Projects prioritize supporting workers in rural and underserved urban areas, as well as women and Black and Latinx individuals.
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Additional Information
CADSAW Act
Print number: S 5175
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Process start date: 2024-09-25