The proposed rule would increase in the minimum salary threshold for white-collar overtime exemptions to an annual amount of $55,068.  The Arc supports overtime for these workers but urged the Labor Department to work with its agency partners to ensure states increase the necessary funds to maintain access to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS).

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The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act of 2023 would provide two years of additional Medicaid funds to improve access to HCBS by increasing direct care worker pay and benefits; decrease the number of people on waiting lists for HCBS; and pay for assistive technologies, staffing, and other costs that facilitate community integration.

The Arc submitted a comment on the proposed rule to streamline the parental consent process when billing Medicaid for services received in school. The Arc's comments emphasized the experience of some families being denied outside services when Medicaid was billed for school services.