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Families and providers urge Utah lawmakers to protect DSPD waivers as chairs refine budget cuts
Summary
Dozens of parents, providers and clinicians urged the Social Services Appropriation Subcommittee not to cut Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) waivers, warning that reductions to reimbursement rates or transportation supports would destabilize care, increase institutional placements and forfeit federal match.
The Social Services Appropriation Subcommittee heard extended testimony from parents, disability service providers and agency leaders urging protection of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities (DSPD) and related waiver programs.
Multiple family witnesses described long waits and severe strain. Lisa Stamps Jones said her daughter has been on the DSPD waiting list for 20 years and urged the committee to avoid freezes and cuts that push families toward crisis. “When people like her age out of the school system, families are placed in a real bind,”…
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