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Big Lakes warns rising wait list and staffing shortages will limit care as Kansas waiver caps services at $20,000
Summary
A Big Lakes representative told the Raleigh County Commission Feb. 2 that Kansas' developmental-services wait list has swollen to 4,788—above the intended 4,000 cap—and warned a new community support waiver that limits annual services to $20,000 (effective Oct. 2026) could force people to give up their place on the long statewide wait list.
A representative of Big Lakes told the Board of Raleigh County Commissioners at its Feb. 2 meeting that Kansas' statewide wait list for developmental services stands at 4,788 people, exceeding the program's intended cap of 4,000 and creating an "invisible" backlog of people who have funding but cannot be placed with providers.
"The wait list for Kansas is still at ... 4,788 individuals, which is an interesting thing to note that the wait list is supposed to be capped at 4,000, but we've creeped up beyond that," the presenter said.
The speaker said the state is developing a "community support waiver" that would cap an individual's…
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