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DHS seeks higher private-duty nursing rates; committee told increase equals $56/hour for RNs, $38 for LPNs
Summary
The Department of Human Services told the Senate panel a state-plan amendment would raise private-duty nursing reimbursement to $56 for RNs and $38 for LPNs to aid recruitment and retention; DHS estimated an annual $430,000 state-and-federal fiscal impact and said the change stems from a stakeholder process tied to a 1993 consent decree.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services told the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee it will raise private-duty nursing reimbursement under a State Plan Amendment intended to help recruitment and retention.
Janet Mann, director of the Division of Medical Services, said the change raises hourly rates…
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