Coming in October: Updated FAQs/Reimbursement Forms for FY 25 Direct Care Worker Wage Increase

MDHHS shared that the updated FAQs and reimbursement forms for the FY 25 Direct Care Worker Wage increase are not yet available but will be posted on this site by the second week of October. As previously reported, the state’s FY 25 budget continues the Direct Care Worker Wage increase. The clinical staff wage pass through increased by $0.20 per hour, bringing the total wage increase for direct care workers employed in nursing facilities to $3.40 per hour. The FY 25 budget maintains the $0.85 per hour increase to the wages of nursing facility non-clinical staff.