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Bridget's Path says elimination of infant-vitality line item would force operations cutbacks
Summary
Bridget's Path, a licensed residential infant care provider, told the Senate Finance Committee that the Senate's removal of a $1 million line item in the infant vitality appropriation would undermine state-directed steps to create a sustainable reimbursement model and could force the program to cut operations by half or close.
Jill Kingston, founder and president of Bridget's Path, told the Senate Finance Committee that elimination of a $1,000,000 line item in the infant vitality funding would imperil the nonprofit's ability to care for substance-exposed newborns in a home-like residential setting.
"Without the funding, Bridget's Path quite literally cannot stay open," Kingston said, describing steps the organization…
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