Kansas committee hears 'IDD 101' briefing on services, waiting list and workforce challenges
Kansas legislators received an informational briefing on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) services, the history of institutional care, the state's waiver programs and current challenges including a 4,370-person waiting list, workforce shortages and a proposed Community Support Waiver capped at $20,000 per participant.
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Matt Fletcher, executive director of InterHab, told the Kansas House Health and Human Services Committee that the presentation was intended as an "IDD 101" for legislators and staff to level-set on intellectual and developmental disabilities and the service system that supports Kansans.
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