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Delegates back legislation to stand up direct-care advisory group under new CMS rule
Summary
House Bill 1142 would create an Interested Parties Advisory Group to give Maryland direct-care workers, consumers and other stakeholders a mandated role advising Medicaid payment rates and workforce policies under a newly issued CMS access rule.
Delegate Heather Bagnall told the Health and Government Operations Committee that House Bill 1142 would give Maryland a head start implementing a new federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that requires states to convene an interested parties advisory group for home and community-based services by 2027.
Supporters including the National Domestic Workers Alliance, 1199 SEIU, the Alzheimer's Association, Disability Rights Maryland, and the Public Justice Center urged the committee to pass the bill with…
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