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Case managers and advocates press lawmakers to fix long‑term care eligibility redetermination; committee opens bill for changes
Summary
Case managers and legal advocates told the Senate committee that Choices for Independence medical eligibility assessments are producing contradictory findings that cut services for people who still need help with daily activities; the department agreed improvements are needed.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 125, which would revise clinical eligibility criteria and the redetermination process for the Choices for Independence (CFI) program that pays for home‑ and community‑based supports.
Case managers, legal services attorneys and program administrators told the committee that the state’s medical eligibility assessments (MEAs) — the clinical documents used to decide whether participants remain eligible — are often incomplete or scored in a way that excludes participants who still require help with activities of daily living. Carolyn Virtue of Granite Case Management and Cheryl…
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