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DHS seeks 30 additional autism‑waiver slots for children up to age 7; wait list to shrink to 11
PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · February 10, 2020
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Summary
Department of Human Services proposed adding 30 slots to an intensive autism waiver for children birth–7; DHS said the waiver currently serves 50 children, 41 are on the wait list and the change would reduce the list to 11; CMS review is pending.
Melissa Stone, division director for developmental disability services at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, presented a rule amendment to expand an autism waiver serving children birth through 7. The waiver currently allows 50 slots; Stone said the amendment would add 30 additional slots so the program could serve up…
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