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I, [Authorized Agency Representative], as the
[Title of Authorized Agency Representative] of
[Agency Name],
certify that [Agency Name] has administered all State Fiscal
Year 2023 legislatively and/or administratively mandated wage increases to benefit direct care
staff as prescribed below.
For State Fiscal Year 2023:
- Pursuant to Public Act 102-0699
and as previously approved via State Plan Amendment by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS), facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care
Act as ID/DD facilities and under the MC/DD Act as MC/DD facilities, shall increase wages as follows:
- Effective January 1, 2023, as previously approved by federal CMS, for all direct support
personnel and all other frontline personnel who work in residential and community day
services/developmental training settings and are not subject to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’
mean hourly wage increases, by $1.00 per hour, with at least $0.50 (50%) of those funds to be
provided for a $0.50 per hour direct increase to all aide base wages, with the remaining
$0.50 (50%) to be used flexibly for base wage increases to the rate methodology for aides; and
- Effective January 1, 2023, as previously approved by federal CMS, for non-executive direct
care staff, excluding aides, to the federal Department of Labor Statistics’ mean hourly
wage based on the same or similar occupation title.
- Any wage increases provided to direct support personnel in residential and community day services
settings between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, that a provider voluntarily provided or was
mandated to provide based on local minimum wage requirements, will be inclusive towards the aide wage
increase requirements effective January 1, 2023 (subject to federal CMS approval) so long as the increase
follows the above language from Public Act 102-0699.
Agency Name: [Agency Name]
Agency FEIN: [Agency FEIN]
Agency Address: [Agency Address]
Type of ICF or MC/DD provider:
☐ ICF provider
☐ MC/DD provider
Authorized Agency Representative Name: [Authorized Agency Representative Name]
Date:
