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Senate advances Medicaid 'limited support services' waiver bill aimed at serving more people on disability waiting list
Summary
First substitute SB44 authorizes a limited‑support Medicaid waiver to provide partial services to people on the disability services waiting list; sponsors say about 3,600 are waiting and the fiscal note is roughly $4.5 million. The Senate read the bill for a third time, 29–0.
Sen. Hemmert presented first substitute Senate Bill 44 to authorize a 'limited support services' option under Medicaid, allowing individuals on the disability services waiting list to receive selected services when funding does not permit full services for everyone.
Hemmert said the change requires a federal waiver from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; similar limited‑support waivers have been granted to other states.…
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