Home Health Care News October 25, 2024
A minimum wage increase for California health care workers took effect on Oct. 16. The increase was initially scheduled for June, but was postponed due to concerns about its potential impact on the California budget.
Under Senate Bill 159, the implementation of the minimum wage increases was delayed until either certain increases to state revenues took place or the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) notified the legislature that it had initiated the data retrieval necessary to implement an increase to hospital quality assurance fee revenues. The DHCS submitted that notice to the legislature on Oct. 1, triggering the health care minimum wage increase 15 days later.
The new minimum wage is required for those who work for a...
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