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Committee advances bill to merge two children's waivers and preserve services for 25,100 children
Summary
House Bill 1003 would merge the Children's Home and Community Based Services waiver and the Children with Life‑Limiting Illness waiver into a new Children with Complex Health Needs waiver to preserve federal authority and services for about 25,100 children; the committee passed the bill 13-0 after stakeholder-driven technical amendments.
House Bill 1003, sponsored by Representatives Stewart and Brooks, would establish state authority for a new Children with Complex Health Needs (CW CHN) waiver by merging the Children's Home and Community Based Services (CHCBS) waiver with the Children with Life‑Limiting Illness (CLLI) waiver. The House Health & Human Services Committee voted 13-0 to advance the bill after adopting sponsor amendments.
Why it matters: Department of Health Care Policy and Financing witnesses said a core CHCBS service is transitioning into the state plan under Community First Choice. Once that service moves out of the waiver, the department cannot maintain the CHCBS waiver's federal authority…
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