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State moves agency‑with‑choice supports to Consumer Direct Care Network; agency seeks $3 million to sustain program
Summary
DHS told legislators community providers stopped delivering agency‑with‑choice supports after federal regulatory changes; the department contracted Consumer Direct Care Network LLC to continue payroll/fiscal services and asked for about $3 million to cover new fiscal and employment‑related costs.
The Department of Human Services told the Joint Committee on Appropriations that provider‑delivered "agency with choice" supports were in danger of collapse and the agency contracted Consumer Direct Care Network LLC to maintain the program.
Shawnee Rectenbaugh, Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Human Services, said five community support providers stopped offering agency‑with‑choice services in 2024 after federal regulatory changes limited prior practices. "Due to these regulatory changes, the 5 CSPs ... announced in January of 2024 that they would no longer be…
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