A Leon County circuit judge rejected a request for a temporary injunction to block part of this year's state budget that could open Medicaid providers to litigation if they don't pay a $15 minimum wage to "direct care" workers.
Judge Angela Dempsey last week denied a motion for a temporary injunction filed by the Florida Ambulance Association, the Florida Assisted Living Association and the Home Care Association of Florida.
The groups filed a lawsuit and the injunction request in September, after lawmakers approved budget fine print that directed money to the Agency for Health Care Administration to adjust reimbursement rates so Medicaid providers would pay at least $15 an hour to direct-care employees. Also, the budget said that as of Jan. 1, employees can file civil lawsuits against providers that do not pay $15 an hour, including possibly class-action lawsuits.
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