H.B. 1115 Summary

• Increases state supplemental payment amounts for adult residential care homes (facility types I and II), licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes, effective July 1, 2015 (specific dollar amounts left blank in bill text).

• Adds expanded adult residential care homes as eligible facilities for increased state supplemental payments, with separate payment rates for facility types I and II.

• Establishes annual adjustment mechanism for state supplemental payments beginning December 2015, tied to consumer price index changes year-over-year.

• Changes public assistance allowance standard to use current federal poverty level rather than 2006 federal poverty level, with specific percentage amounts to be determined by the director.

• Effective date is July 1, 2015.