H1043 - 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-4)

Overview: Section 3.3 of S.L. 2020-4, as may have been amended by Section 3 of S.L. 2020-32, Section 4 of S.L. 2020-49, Section 1.1(d) of S.L. 2020-80, Section 3B(b) of S.L. 2020-88, and Section 4.9(a) of S.L. 2020-91, is amended by Section 1.2 of S.L. 2020-97 to add a new subsection (30a) that provides $20 million to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, for facilities licensed to accept State-County Special Assistance. The funds must be used to provide temporary monthly payments to the facilities to offset increased costs during the COVID-19 emergency. From August 1, 2020, through December 30, 2020, the payment will be $250 per individual. The payments will be terminated December 30, 2020, or when the funds run out, whichever is earlier.

This subsection became effective September 4, 2020.