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Committee hears technical-fix bill to restore admission age for transition-aged residential treatment homes; members seek Family First clarity
Summary
HB 4,068 would clarify the statutory admission age for transition-aged residential treatment homes, reverting language to the prior standard of 17; senators pressed staff on the bill's interaction with federal Family First requirements and requested follow-up from OHA.
The committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 4,068, described by staff as a technical fix to codify the prior practice that transition-aged residential treatment homes admit young adults starting at age 17. The measure, if passed, would declare an emergency effective on passage.
A staff presenter said HB 4,068 returns the admission standard to 17 and noted the measure…
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