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FSSA agency bill prompts debate over waiver realignment, DSP registry fees and managed-care payment delays
Summary
House Bill 1474, the Family and Social Services Administration agency bill, realigns waiver administration and creates a direct support professional (DSP) registry and training fund. Committee debate highlighted provider concerns about long delays in managed-care payments to nursing homes and assisted-living providers and questions about the DSP-fe
The Senate Health Committee considered House Bill 1474, the FSSA agency bill, which reorganizes administration of several waivers and creates a fee-backed direct support professional (DSP) registry and training program.
What the bill does
FSSA and division reorganization — The measure realigns waiver administration, moving some waiver responsibilities and the oversight of disability supports into FSSA’s disability bureau. FSSA interim legislative director Kayla Skinner told the committee the bill "effectuates waiver realignment from the division of aging to the bureau of disability services" and updates ombudsman authority, interpreter services rulemaking and uniform level-of-care tools for waivers.
Direct Support Professional (DSP) training and registry — The bill authorizes a fee to support a statewide DSP training program and a registry.…
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