The New York home healthcare worker wage parity law is a state law that requires certain home healthcare providers in New York to pay their workers a wage rate that is at least equal to the wage rate for hospital workers in the same region. The law was enacted in 2010 and amended in 2017.
Under the law, home healthcare agencies and managed care plans must pay their employees a wage rate that is at least equal to the wage rate paid to hospital workers in the same region for the same type of work. The law applies to home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nursing assistants who work for agencies or managed care plans that contract with Medicaid.
The purpose of the law is to improve the wages and working conditions of home healthcare workers, who are often paid low wages and work in difficult conditions. The law is also intended to help stabilize the home healthcare workforce and improve the quality of care provided to patients.
The New York State Department of Labor is responsible for enforcing the wage parity law and has the authority to investigate and penalize agencies and managed care plans that violate the law.