§ 19-4A-11. Guidance document concerning the application of employee protection laws
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-4A-11
§ 19-4A-11. Guidance document concerning the application of employee protection laws
(a)(1) On or before December 30, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department and the Maryland Department of Labor, shall produce a guidance document concerning the application of employee protection laws in the Labor and Employment Article, to the use of personal care aides by residential service agencies.
(b)(1) As a condition of obtaining an initial license from the Department to operate as a residential service agency and every 3 years thereafter, a residential service agency shall certify to the Department, on a form developed by the Department and through the signature of an individual with authority over the residential service agency's pay or employment practices, that:
(3) A form developed by the Department for use under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include a checkbox by which a residential service agency that receives Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of home care or similar services by a personal care aide shall indicate whether the residential service agency uses personal care aides designated as independent contractors.
(c) On or before October 1 each year, each residential service agency receiving Medicaid reimbursement for the provision of home care or similar services by a personal care aide shall report to the Department, on a form or in an electronic manner developed by the Department, the number of personal care aides classified by the residential service agency as:
(d)(1) On or before July 1 each year, the Department shall use the information reported under subsection (c) of this section to create a report concerning:
Credits
Added by Acts 2021, c. 775, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 776, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 673, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 674, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Health - General, § 19-4A-11, MD HEALTH GEN § 19-4A-11
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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