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ADSD seeks supplemental appropriation to cover provider payment shortfalls for older persons and people with disabilities
Summary
The Aging and Disability Services Division requested a supplemental appropriation to cover shortfalls in provider payments for services to older persons and individuals with disabilities; division officials said figures match budget-closing numbers and offered to answer committee questions.
Ellen Krizilias, deputy administrator at the Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD), presented Assembly Bill 586, a supplemental appropriation request to cover unanticipated shortfalls in provider payments for services for older persons, people with physical disabilities, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Krizilias said the figures in the bill matched amounts discussed at the division's budget closings and that the division stood ready to answer any specific questions from the committee. The supplemental is intended to ensure providers who deliver state-contracted services are paid for care already provided and to stave off interruptions in service for vulnerable populations.
Mary Prasinski of the State Association of Providers testified in support and urged the committee to approve the supplemental to "support our providers" and protect services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Assemblymember Brown-May disclosed a potential conflict under standing rules because her employer, Opportunity Village, contracts with ADSD and she said she would abstain from further discussion and any floor vote on the measure. The committee took no immediate action during the hearing; agency staff offered to provide follow-up information if requested.
