Wage remediation following delayed federal approval of retroactive rate increases requirement provision

This bill requires wage remediation for individual healthcare providers in Minnesota if federal approval of a state plan amendment includes a retroactive rate increase. It applies specifically to providers covered by the collective bargaining agreement between SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa and the state of Minnesota. If such retroactive increases are approved, the bill mandates that wage provisions from the agreement take effect retroactively from the same date as the rate increase, with the commissioner of human services responsible for issuing instructions to ensure all affected providers receive back pay for the period between federal approval and the effective date. The legislation takes effect the day after final enactment.