Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee hears bill to prioritize certain groups for developmental-disability waivers
Summary
A hearing on House Bill 1130 drew advocates and family members urging the Developmental Disabilities Administration to prioritize open home-and-community-based waiver slots for older adults, people exiting institutions or hospitals, foster-care alumni and others; no formal action was taken.
Representative Daria Farvar, sponsor of House Bill 1130, told the Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee the bill would place an explicit statutory prioritization on who may be enrolled from open developmental-disability waiver slots.
The bill’s principal aim is to direct the Developmental Disabilities Administration to prioritize enrollment for specific groups, said Representative Daria Farvar, state representative from the 46th Legislative District: "Pleased to bring you house bill 1130." The staff briefing provided earlier in the hearing stated Washington has roughly 27,000 potential waiver slots and that just under 1,700 were not filled in…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
