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Committee hears bill to make Category D group homes workable; advocates say rate-setting and technical help are needed
Summary
Senate Bill 524 would set rates and technical-support obligations to allow small, community-based Category D group homes to operate as less-restrictive alternatives to the state hospital; disability-rights and long-term-care advocates urged passage and realistic rates.
Lawmakers heard testimony on Senate Bill 524, a proposal to make Category D group homes operational by requiring the department to set provider rates and by removing regulatory barriers that have blocked facility openings since the 2017 statute.
David Carlson of Disability Rights Montana told the committee that "not a…
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