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Appropriations committee hears request to raise adult residential facility rates, refers bill for further review
Summary
Senate Bill 2271 would rebase reimbursement for adult residential facilities that serve residents with dementia or acquired brain injury, and includes an initial appropriation of about $1.7 million for the next biennium.
Senate Bill 2271, presented to the House Appropriations Committee by Representative Matt Ruby (R–District 40), would reclassify and rebase reimbursement for adult residential facilities—formerly called specialized basic care—and increase the reimbursement rate used to pay those providers. Ruby told the committee the proposal includes a roughly $1.7 million appropriation in the next biennium to adjust rates for that provider group.
The bill matters because adult residential facilities serve people with dementia and those with acquired brain injury who otherwise may qualify for skilled nursing care. Representative Ruby said the current adult…
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