HB 14-1252 Summary

• Establishes an intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund to receive unexpended and unencumbered moneys appropriated for adult comprehensive services, adult supported living services, children's extensive support services, and family support services.

• Requires the joint budget committee and health and human services committees to hold annual joint hearings with public testimony on waiting lists for intellectual and developmental disabilities services and propose appropriations from the general fund to reduce waiting lists.

• Appropriates $4,500,000 from the general fund for fiscal year 2013-14 to the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund for system capacity increases related to Medicaid waivers.

• Appropriates $13,852 for administrative expenses and $400,000 for contract services for renewal and redesign of Medicaid home- and community-based services waivers, with funding split between the disabilities cash fund and federal funds.

• Appropriates $4,293,074 from the disabilities cash fund for increasing system capacity for home- and community-based intellectual and developmental disabilities programs, with unexpended funds carried forward to fiscal year 2014-15.