HB 918 Summary

• Appropriates funds for the Department of Health to procure and maintain a web-based data system for the Early Intervention Section, which serves approximately 3,500 children annually from birth to age three.

• Current data system is outdated and lacks web-based capability for real-time data access, service documentation, report generation, and billing functions, while 34 other states already have web-based early intervention systems.

• Proposed system will streamline administrative processes, reduce manual data entry, improve accountability, and enable interface with other state data systems containing information about young children.

• Appropriation includes funding for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 for system procurement, maintenance, and staff training (specific dollar amounts not filled in the document).

• Effective date is July 1, 2090 (note: this appears to be a drafting error, as typical effective dates are within 1-2 years of the legislative session).