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HI SCR226
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Fevella
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AI Summary
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Urges Med-QUEST Division and Developmental Disabilities Division to amend eligibility criteria for Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver to include individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and comorbid mental illness.
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Current administrative rules exclude individuals from the waiver if their impairments are due to dementia, mental illness, emotional disorders, substance abuse, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, ADHD, spinal cord injuries, or neuromuscular disorders.
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Requires Developmental Disabilities Division to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2026 Regular Session detailing the status of amendments to waiver eligibility criteria.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health and Administrator of Med-QUEST Division.
Legislative Description
Urging The Med-quest Division Of The Department Of Human Services And Developmental Disabilities Division Of The Department Of Health To Amend The Eligibility Criteria For The Medicaid 1915(c) Home And Community-based Services Waiver.
Department of Human Services
Last Action
The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
4/1/2025