Homecare Worker Training Improvement Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8936 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for homecare worker training programs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 10, 2020 Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for homecare worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homecare Worker 4 Training Improvement Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR HOMECARE WORKER 6 TRAINING PROGRAMS. 7 Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 8 1396b) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:39 Dec 29, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8936.IH H8936 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8936 IH (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end 1 the following new subparagraph: 2 ‘‘(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or 3 after January 1, 2021, amount equal to 75 percent 4 of so much of the sums expended during such quar- 5 ter for homecare worker training programs described 6 in subsection (bb) (including the costs for eligible 7 homecare workers (as defined in such subsection) to 8 complete such programs); plus’’; and 9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 10 section: 11 ‘‘(bb) HOMECARE WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A homecare worker train- 13 ing program described in this subsection is a pro- 14 gram approved by the State under which eligible 15 homecare workers are provided with— 16 ‘‘(A) training in the core training com- 17 petencies for personal or homecare aides de- 18 scribed in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and 19 ‘‘(B) opportunities for education, training, 20 and career advancement. 21 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE HOMECARE WORKER.—The term 22 ‘eligible homecare worker’ means a personal or 23 homecare aide (as such term is defined in section 24 2008(b)(6)(C)) who— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:39 Dec 29, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8936.IH H8936 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8936 IH ‘‘(A) has at least 30 percent of the work- 1 er’s patient volume (as estimated in accordance 2 with a methodology established by the Sec- 3 retary) attributable to individuals who are re- 4 ceiving medical assistance under this title; or 5 ‘‘(B) is employed by an agency that is a 6 provider of personal or homecare services that 7 has at least 30 percent of the agency’s patient 8 volume (as so estimated) attributable to such 9 individuals.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:39 Dec 29, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8936.IH H8936 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS