§ 13-809. Annual report[Subtitle subject to abrogation; amendment subject to abrogation]

   On or before October 1 of each year, the Commission shall issue a report to the Governor, the Secretary, and, subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly that:

   (1) Describes its findings regarding:

      (i) The changes in wages paid by providers to direct care workers;

      (ii) The financial condition of providers, the ability of providers to operate on a solvent basis in the delivery of effective and efficient services that are in the public interest, and the impact of the annual inflationary cost adjustment as set forth in § 16-201.2(c) of this article, on the financial condition of providers;

      (iii) The incentives and disincentives incorporated in the rate-setting methodologies utilized and proposed by the Mental Hygiene Administration and the Developmental Disabilities Administration and how the methodologies might be improved;

      (iv) How incentives to provide quality of care can be built into a rate-setting methodology;

      (v) The recommended weighted average cost structure of providers as set forth in § 13-806 of this subtitle, for the next succeeding fiscal year; and

      (vi) Any additional recommendations regarding rate-setting methodologies to align provider rates with reasonable costs;

   (2) Recommends the need for any formal executive, judicial, or legislative action;

   (3) Describes issues in need of future study by the Commission; and

   (4) Discusses any other matter that relates to the purposes of the Commission under this subtitle.

HISTORY: 1996, ch. 593; 1997, ch. 635, § 9; ch. 636, § 9; 1999, ch. 566; 2002, ch. 370; 2005, ch. 401; 2008, chs. 572, 573; 2010, chs. 497, 498; 2012, ch. 66, § 1.