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Lawmakers hear bill clarifying parents may serve as paid caregivers under self-directed DDA services
Summary
House Bill 1053 would explicitly authorize parents to be eligible paid providers under Developmental Disabilities Administration self-directed services; parents and advocates testified they had received inconsistent information from the DDA and detailed the financial and caregiving burdens that motivate the proposal.
Delegate Jason Buckle presented House Bill 1053, a clarification-type bill that would explicitly include parents in the statutory language allowing family members to be paid caregivers under Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) self-directed services. Sponsors and many family witnesses said the measure is intended to remove confusion after some families were told by DDA staff they were not eligible.
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