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Providers ask for procedural fixes, housing add‑on and EAA changes in multi‑part bill; counties raise concerns about penalties
Summary
Senate File 401 would set a 30-business-day timeline for lead agencies to process service authorizations, allow some rate exceptions to continue when clinically necessary, create a negotiated housing support add‑on, and ask DHS to seek a CMS waiver to use certain EAA funds for property damage.
Senator Erin Eke presented Senate File 401, a five‑part provider bill offered by ARM that combines procedural changes and rate tools intended to improve responsiveness and financial stability for disability‑waiver service providers.
ARM's senior director Sarah Grafton described the five provisions: establish a 30 business‑day deadline for lead agencies to process service authorizations (with a penalty mechanism in the bill), allow approved rate exceptions to remain in…
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