HB 339 – PDN Workforce Stability/Medicaid

Primary House Sponsors: Rep. Donna White (R-Johnston); Rep. Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth) Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg)

Summary

This bill requires DHHS to increase the rate paid for private duty nursing services pursuant to specified Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policies to $11.25 per 15 minutes.

This bill also appropriates $5,800,000 in recurring funds for each year of the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium to DHHS to implement the Medicaid rate increase.

Movement

Filed – 3/18/2021