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| SPONSOR: | Carraro | DATE TYPED: | 03/08/99 | HB | |||
| SHORT TITLE: | DD Services for Eligible | SB | 243/aSPAC | ||||
| ANALYST: | Burris | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 22,000.0 | Rec | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
| Subsequent
Years Impact |
Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||
| FY99 | FY2000 | |||
| $ 63,040.6 | Rec | FF | ||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Department of Health
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Governor's Committee on Concerns of the Handicapped
Health Policy Commission
Human Services Department analysis not provided
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SPAC Amendment
The Senate Public Affairs Committee amended SB243 to make the appropriation to the Department of Health; to specify that $9,396.0 is to be used for the DD waiver program and $12,604.0 to provide personal support services to persons not enrolled in the DD waiver program; and to add an emergency clause.
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 243 appropriates $22.0 million from the general fund to the Human Services Department to provide services through the Medicaid Developmentally Disabled (DD) waiver program.
Significant Issues
The federal Medicaid match rate for federal fiscal year 2000 is 74.13 percent, therefore, this appropriation will generate roughly $63.0 million in federal revenues.
Currently, the number of persons on the waiting list for DD waiver services is approximately 1,400. The appropriation in this bill will expand programs sufficiently to cover everyone on the waiting list as well as additional eligibles. However, it is questionable whether there is sufficient capacity among service providers for the additional eligibles this appropriation will generate.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
Funding for DD programs have traditionally been appropriated to the Department of Health. In order to maintain uniformity in appropriations, the receiving agency should be changed from the Human Services Department to the Department of Health.
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