HB 7137 Summary

• Redefines "support coordinator" as a person designated by the agency rather than one who contracts with the agency to assist individuals and families with identifying needs, accessing services, and monitoring service delivery.

• Establishes a four-tiered Medicaid waiver system with annual expenditure limits ranging from $14,422 (Tier 4) to $150,000 (Tier 1) per client, with specific eligibility criteria and service requirements for each tier.

• Creates the iBudget system allocating individual budgets to eligible clients based on an allocation algorithm using variables such as age, living situation, and formal assessments, with provisions for additional needs funding.

• Provides exceptions to annual facility inspections for accredited facilities (inspected once every 2 years instead) while maintaining agency authority to monitor compliance with federal law and agency-paid services.

• Authorizes the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to petition courts for involuntary admission to residential services and to adopt food service and environmental health sanitation standards for licensed facilities.