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Parents urge more than 25 weekly day‑service hours and relief from repeated annual re‑assessments
Summary
Multiple parents testified that Kansas' 25‑hour per week IDD day‑service reimbursement and yearly re‑assessments force families into untenable choices — such as changing work or placing loved ones in residential care — and requested higher weekly limits and streamlined renewals.
Parents and guardians told the committee that the state’s 25‑hour weekly Medicaid reimbursement limit for IDD day services leaves many families without workable care, drives workforce shortages, and pressures families toward premature residential placements.
Courtney Carpenter, a single parent whose son requires one‑to‑one care, said 25 hours per week (not counting travel time) does not cover a standard working day and forces parents to miss work or scramble for unpaid respite. "When Devin was in school there were supports before and after school. Once he turned 21, the supports vanished," Carpenter said. "Parents are left with no choice but to consider group homes before they…
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