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Social Services Budget committee reviews interim reports, flags KDADS requests as Legislature eyes $200 million reduction
Summary
Legislative Research briefed the Committee on Social Services Budget about interim committee recommendations—KDADS staffing, an IDD waiver timeline and 500 additional slots, DME billing reviews and CHIP eligibility changes—while the chair said the legislature is starting with a roughly $200,000,000 spending-reduction target.
Chair opened the Committee on Social Services Budget and set the meeting’s pace, including a schedule change moving the coming Friday session to 1:30 p.m. Chair said lawmakers should expect an intense 5–6 week stretch as the Legislature works through budget decisions.
Amanda Prosser of Legislative Research summarized a set of interim committee reports the social services committee selected for review. “The first one is going to be the report on the special committee on health and social services,” she said, highlighting recommendations directed at KDADS and other agencies.
Prosser listed several financial- and staffing-related recommendations that could affect the 2026 budget: KDADS was asked to study cost-effective alternatives to the use of contract nursing at state hospitals; to provide a comprehensive list of publicly funded behavioral-health providers; to consider incentives to attract more nursing faculty; and to work with the Department of…
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