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KDADS reports waiver work, aging initiatives and new regional behavioral health hospital; community support waiver delayed pending conflict-of-interest fixes
Summary
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services updated the committee on aging initiatives, federal grant interruptions, the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital construction, the Parsons behavioral stabilization unit and the community support waiver timeline, which is delayed until conflict-of-interest issues are resolved.
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Laura Howard and KDADS officials told the Bethel committee about aging initiatives, federal grant actions and progress on state behavioral health facilities and waiver work.
Howard said KDADS continues to press for staffing improvements at state facilities and reported that some federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants tied to ARPA funding were cancelled, affecting about 45 providers and roughly $7.5 million in awards; KDADS has appealed the federal decision. She also said a large HHS reorganization is producing temporary communications delays with some federal grant offices.
South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital: Howard said the preliminary construction…
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