Establishes minimum compensation requirements for direct care workers in South Carolina's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services.

The bill amends South Carolina law to establish minimum compensation requirements for direct care workers providing personal care services through Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. It mandates that agencies receiving Medicaid reimbursements document the use of these reimbursements towards compensation for direct care workers and make this documentation available upon request. The bill phases in upward adjustments to the compensation paid to direct care workers, starting with 70% by January 1, 2026, increasing to 75% by January 1, 2028, and finally to 80% by January 1, 2030.

Establishes minimum compensation requirements for direct care workers in South Carolina's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services.

The bill amends South Carolina law to establish minimum compensation requirements for direct care workers providing personal care services through Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. It mandates that agencies receiving Medicaid reimbursements document the use of these reimbursements towards compensation for direct care workers and make this documentation available upon request. The bill phases in upward adjustments to the compensation paid to direct care workers, starting with 70% by January 1, 2026, increasing to 75% by January 1, 2028, and finally to 80% by January 1, 2030.