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Adult Services Manual (ASM) 138 - County Rates (Home Help Fee Schedule; Direct Care Worker Minimum Wage)

Michigansub_regulatoryMichigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Adult Services· effective 2026-01-01

What this rule requires your agency to do

1Effective January 1, 2026, the direct care worker (DCW) minimum wage hourly rate is $13.73.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 138 - County Rates (Home Help Fee Schedule; Direct Care Worker Minimum Wage))
2Effective January 1, 2026, the Home Help individual caregiver rate is $17.13 per hour ($13.73 plus a $3.40 pass-through) and the agency provider rate is $27.00 per hour ($23.60 plus a $3.40 pass-through) in all counties.(Adult Services Manual (ASM) 138 - County Rates (Home Help Fee Schedule; Direct Care Worker Minimum Wage))

Applies to: personal care

Publishes the effective January 1, 2026 Home Help individual-caregiver and agency-provider hourly rates by county and the direct care worker minimum wage.

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