![]() The Department of Consumer Protection has agreed to withdraw from House Bill 6100 its proposed ban on home care agencies using any terms in advertising that describe services related to health care that require a license, such as memory support or Alzheimer’s and dementia care. HCAOA Connecticut and many individual HCAs vigorously opposed the ban, arguing in testimony and to lawmakers and department officials that agencies should be allowed to communicate accurate information to prospective clients and families that they offer various services, including non-medical memory support that ensures a safe and healthy environment in the elderly person’s home. The Department continues to assert that existing law provides authority to ban such advertising. The ban on use of such terms in business names of HCAs applying for a new registration has not been withdrawn. HCAOA Connecticut members can discuss this bill and other priorities affecting home care in appointments with their lawmakers at its Lobby Day next month.
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![]() Protecting the Right to Organize Act Last week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House will consider the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act during the week of March 8. The PRO Act, which passed in the House by a largely party-line vote in 2020, currently has 209 cosponsors, including three Republicans. Among others provisions, the controversial bill would: ![]() The HCAOA Michigan Chapter invites you to join us for our first ever Virtual Lobby Day on March 23! Interact with key legislators and decision makers and educate them on our industry and the value we bring to our customers. read more ![]() Currently there are two bills working through the Maryland Legislature that will impose enormous costs and staffing burdens on your agency. We need everyone’s help to oppose these two bills. Please forward this email to any home care agency owner or DME company you know and ask for their assistance. To defeat these bills, we need everyone to be involved. To send a letter to your local representatives, click here. ![]() If you've never participated in a Lobby Day before because you felt intimidated about meeting with lawmakers, this is the perfect time to start, because we will be right with you to guide the discussion. HCAOA's California Chapter and the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) are teaming up for a Virtual Lobby Day to connect home care agencies with their California Assembly Members and Senators. read more ![]() HCAOA members can participate in the Virtual Washington State In-Home Services Advocacy Week, February 22-26, sponsored by the Home Care Association of America Washington Chapter (Washington Home Care Association), the Home Care Association of Washington, and the Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care Association. For the past eight years, these three associations have shared a legislative agenda to support in-home services which include home health, home care, hospice, and palliative care. read more ![]() Senate Bill 879 authorizes certain, limited nonsolicitation agreements in home care. Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury), co-chairman of the committee and recipient of an outstanding leadership award from HCAOA Connecticut in 2020, advocated for the bill and helped get it introduced. Several HCAOA Connecticut members, including Chaim Gewirtzman and MD Rahman, have worked hard to get the bill introduced. House Bill 6100 is a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly would harm home care agencies. The HCAOA Connecticut State Chapter urges all home care agencies to take action today on House Bill 6100, an act concerning department of consumer protection licensing and enforcement. ![]() Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy: I write to request the assistance of the Congress to meet the needs of home care providers and their employees as they strive to care for seniors and individuals with disabilities in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As the number of cases and fatalities continues to rise to record levels, particularly for seniors, the Congress must act now to provide necessary support to businesses and individuals attempting to care for those most vulnerable. At the same time, Congress must take care not to burden employers with unnecessary regulation that will increase the cost of care and force some to go without needed caregiving. In recent days both the House and Senate passed respective budget resolutions for the fiscal year, which marks the start of a legislative process in Congress called budget reconciliation. Key congressional committees are not preparing legislation to reconcile the budget resolution that was passed. A budget reconciliation process is a powerful tool that allows lawmakers to advance spending and tax policies through the Senate with a simple majority.
![]() HCAOA is a proud member of the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) and recently joined the organization to send a letter to the Biden Administration to advocate for an increase in rates for Medicaid-funded home care. PMHC strongly supports policy reform that recognizes and protects this dedicated workforce. At present, however, inadequate Medicaid rates prevent these professionals from receiving compensation commensurate with the value they produce for our nation with the majority earning just above current state minimum wage levels. Click here to read the letter from PMHC to Speaker Pelosi. ![]() For years, Philadelphia has maintained ordinances substantially restricting employers’ use of criminal record and credit histories in employment screening. On January 20, 2021, Mayor Jim Kenney signed three bills amending Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards (FCRSS) and credit ban ordinances. Taken together, the bills: (1) expand coverage; (2) eliminate exceptions; and (3) change certain procedures required by the ordinances. The amendments become effective March 21, 2021 and April 1, 2021. read more ![]() The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provides forgivable emergency loans to small and mid-size businesses. Many home care agencies have utilized PPP loans to stay in business during the continued pandemic. In 2020, more than $600 million dollars were dispersed to home care businesses. A new round of PPP loans (“second draw”) will offer additional funding to harder-hit businesses. |
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