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Arkansas steering committee votes to extend CARES Act bonuses to hospital clinical and support staff
Summary
A state steering committee overseeing CARES Act funds voted unanimously to extend COVID-19 bonuses beyond long-term‑care clinical staff to include hospital clinical staff and nonclinical support workers such as housekeepers, officials said.
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin hosted a live webcast with state Surgeon General Dr. Bledsoe, who announced that Arkansas’s CARES Act steering committee has voted to extend COVID‑19 bonus pay to hospital clinical staff and nonclinical support workers.
Dr. Bledsoe, the state surgeon general and an emergency‑room physician, said the Arkansas Department of Human Services had earlier secured a Medicaid waiver enabling bonuses for clinical staff in long‑term care facilities. He said the state’s allocation under the CARES Act totals about $1,250,000,000 and a governor‑appointed…
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