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Senate Human Services committee raises personal‑needs allowance for long‑term residents to $150 and advances bill
Summary
Committee amended and advanced legislation raising the monthly personal‑needs allowance for residents in long‑term care programs from the prior statutory level to $150 per month; amendment passed unanimously and the committee voted to refer the bill to appropriations.
Senators in the Senate Human Services Committee voted to amend a bill that raises the personal‑needs allowance for long‑term care recipients and advanced the bill to appropriations.
Committee members discussed how the allowance — whose statutory level had not kept pace with inflation — affects residents’ ability to pay for small…
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