H.B. No. 744 Summary

• Requires the Department of Aging to streamline provider enrollment for self-directed services in the PASSPORT program and ensure participants can receive services within 30 days of application.

• Requires the Department of Medicaid to implement self-directed services in the Ohio home care waiver program within 9 months and streamline enrollment with the same 30-day service start requirement.

• Mandates streamlined enrollment processes across three programs by combining orientation meetings, establishing certification timelines, running certification steps concurrently where possible, and collecting data on service request and start dates.

• Permits providers in home care waiver and integrated care delivery system waivers to offer conditional self-directed services for up to 60 days while completing criminal background checks and training.

• Requires annual reporting to the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee on the number and percentage of waiver participants electing self-directed services in each program.