Revision: May 23, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
May 23, 2024
2024-2174s
08/05
Floor Amendment to HB 1236
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT establishing a pilot recruitment and retention program within the department of health and human services and authorizing the department of administrative services to establish certain positions at Hampstead Hospital Residential Treatment Facility.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 Department of Administrative Services; Hampstead Hospital Residential Treatment Facility; Establishing Certain Positions.
I. For the biennium ending June 30, 2025, the department of administrative services shall have the authority to establish any temporary or permanent positions necessary for the department of health and human services to hire and retain the staff currently employed by Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC to work at Hampstead Hospital Residential Treatment Facility (HHRTF).
II. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, staff working at HHRTF pursuant to paragraph I shall maintain current pay and vacation, sick, and leave time. State health and dental benefits shall be available upon hire. Accruals for vacation, sick, and leave time shall be determined based on a staff member's length of service at HHRTF, taking into account all years of service, no matter the employer.
3 Repeal. Section 1 of this act, relative to a pilot recruitment and retention program within the department of health and human services, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect June 1, 2024.
II. Section 3 of this act shall take effect September 15, 2025.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
2024-2174s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a pilot recruitment and retention program in the department of health and human services and authorizes the department of administrative services to establish certain positions at Hampstead Hospital Residential Treatment Facility for staff currently employed by Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC.