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KDADS updates: Wichita behavioral hospital construction, waiver funding requests and legislative items

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KDADS Secretary and deputies updated the committee on the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital in Wichita (construction underway), legislative bills for mental health programs and several waiver funding requests to avert waiting lists.

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Don Jordan Howard and deputies gave the committee multiple agency updates, including construction progress for the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital in Wichita and budget priorities related to home‑and‑community‑based services (HCBS) waivers.

Deputy Secretary Scott Bruner, joining remotely, said the county/state partnership has awarded a general…

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