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Senate committee reviews DHS rule on 'independence accounts', Department of Health licensure language and adopts ISP
Summary
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee reviewed a Department of Human Services rule implementing Act 923 of 2021 to allow 'independence accounts' for workers with disabilities, reviewed Department of Health language to implement Act 137 of 2023 for automatic licensure for uniformed-service members, adopted an ISP without objection and adjourned.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee reviewed a Department of Human Services rule that implements Act 923 of 2021 and allows workers with disabilities to create and fund ‘‘independence accounts’’ whose assets would be disregarded for long-term services and supports eligibility if the account holder later needs long-term care.
Mary Franklin, director of the Division of County Operations at the Department of Human Services, told the committee that the…
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