; and (3) assurances that the State will conduct adequate oversight and ensure the validity of such data as may be required by the Secretary. (c) Approval of application Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of an application of a State under subsection (b), the Secretary shall certify if the application is complete. Upon certification that an application of a State is complete, the application shall be deemed to be approved for purposes of this section. (d) Activities To improve the delivery of HCBS (1) In general A State shall work with community partners, such as Area Agencies on Aging, Centers for Independent Living, non-profit home and community-based services providers, and other entities providing home and community-based services, to implement the purposes described in paragraph (2). (2) Focused areas of HCBS improvement The purposes described in this paragraph, with respect to a State, are the following: (A) To increase rates for home health agencies and agencies that employ direct support professionals (including independent providers in a self-directed or consumer-directed model) to provide home and community-based services under the State Medicaid program, provided that any agency or individual that receives payment under such an increased rate increases the compensation it pays its home health workers or direct support professionals. (B) To provide paid sick leave, paid family leave, and paid medical leave for home health workers and direct support professionals. (C) To provide hazard pay, overtime pay, and shift differential pay for home health workers and direct support professionals. (D) To improve stability of home health worker and direct support professional jobs, including consistent hours, scheduling, pay, and benefit eligibility. (E) To provide home and community-based services to eligible individuals who are on waiting lists for programs approved under section 1115 or 1915 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 , 1396n). (F) To purchase emergency supplies and equipment,