HB 2558 Summary

• Increases the monthly personal needs allowance for individuals in long-term care facilities from $50 to $75, effective July 1, 2024.

• Clarifies that the needs allowance is supplemental to and does not replace federal Supplemental Security Income program funds.

• Requires operators of adult foster homes, residential care homes, and similar facilities to pay for generic toiletries, linens, and meals and snacks for outings.

• Requires the Department of Human Services to conduct annual reviews of the needs allowance and report findings and recommendations to the legislature by twenty days before each regular legislative session beginning in 2025.

• Appropriates unspecified general revenues for fiscal year 2024-2025 to fund the increased allowance for eligible individuals.